I don’t know about the rest of the world, but here in Ukraine, most lower class households have 5 kilowatt limit per apartment. I imagine the same should be for the old houses of Europe and the USA, as the wiring may be prehistoric. also, here in Ukraine, in those same lower class households there are gas pipes, and gas stoves cost a mere 5% of the electricity that would cost in case of an induction stove. so yeah, as induction is great in many ways, but alas, it cannot spread easily.
In Sweden, you see induction cooktops and electric ovens in 19th-century apartment buildings. Gas stoves exist, but are less common than induction these days (and old-fashioned resistive electric ones seem to be rightfully extinct). I’m guessing they rewired the buildings to accommodate this, though it is definitely possible to do.
I don’t know about the rest of the world, but here in Ukraine, most lower class households have 5 kilowatt limit per apartment. I imagine the same should be for the old houses of Europe and the USA, as the wiring may be prehistoric. also, here in Ukraine, in those same lower class households there are gas pipes, and gas stoves cost a mere 5% of the electricity that would cost in case of an induction stove. so yeah, as induction is great in many ways, but alas, it cannot spread easily.
In Sweden, you see induction cooktops and electric ovens in 19th-century apartment buildings. Gas stoves exist, but are less common than induction these days (and old-fashioned resistive electric ones seem to be rightfully extinct). I’m guessing they rewired the buildings to accommodate this, though it is definitely possible to do.