My electrician buddy told me to ditch the gas mower, and my July power bill proved him right

Ben Carter · 2026-09-22T09:45:04.544417+00:00

Back in March my friend Dave, who does commercial electrical work, kept bugging me to swap my old gas mower for a battery one. I blew him off for a while because I figured the upfront cost was not worth it and I liked my mower fine. Then in July my neighbor's gas mower died in the middle of his lawn during that 98 degree stretch in Sacramento, and he had to pay a kid $60 to finish it. Meanwhile I mowed twice a week on one charge and my electric bill only went up about $9 for the entire hot stretch. Now I'm wondering if I should push my dad to switch too, or if there are other small swaps like this that actually pay off faster than people claim?

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