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50% duty cycle is more than enough to keep the temperature at a survivable level. If the utilities use the load shedding program to reduce AC usage to the point
by gizmo686 5y ago
50% duty cycle is more than enough to keep the temperature at a survivable level. If the utilities use the load shedding program to reduce AC usage to the point of killing people, the situation would already be so bad that the alternative load shedding approach of black outs would kill far more people.
- punnerud 5y agoIt also helps to insulate the house and block the sunlight from the outside of the window. If you only use curtains, all the heat still get inside the house. Norwegian company buildings are not allowed to install AC if you don’t have outside sunscreening. This is to save energy used by AC.