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The article briefly mentions an enormous practical difference between the US and Europe: >Third, a heatwave in August of 2020 led to rolling blackouts across [
by yodelshady 5y ago
The article briefly mentions an enormous practical difference between the US and Europe:
>Third, a heatwave in August of 2020 led to rolling blackouts across [California] as demand for electricity (to power air conditioners) outpaced supply.
Dry hot places have a better power solution, trivially.
Cold places, for the same reason, do not.
Meanwhile, parts of the former USSR have heat that really is too-cheap-to-meter.