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"low impact" for North Americans, maybe... No wonder that we're at the begining of a climat change disaster.
by Fiahil 5y ago
"low impact" for North Americans, maybe... No wonder that we're at the begining of a climat change disaster.
- yongjik 5y agoI doubt most North Americans need a 400A connection. (How much wattage is that? 48kW?) I live in an ordinary single house in a boring suburb in the bay area, and on hottest days, if I have to use the A/C, the oven, and the dryer at the same time, maybe it would push it over ~10kW. Maybe once in a year.
- mholm 5y ago> Bay Area Most places in the US experience much harsher seasons than the Bay Area.
- bee_rider 5y agoThere are places where we waste energy because we're doing dumb stuff: in northern parts of the country, your house should be well insulated and designed for cold temperatures. Then there are places like Nevada, which are just not suitable for large-scale habitation. "Can we make this monument to our hubris more energy efficient" is kind of missing the point, right?
- yongjik 5y agoTrue, most places would need to run A/C or heater much more often than California, but I doubt they need three times as powerful an A/C at any given moment.
- quickthrowman 5y ago400A @ 240v is 96kW
- cglace 5y agoDo you really believe the average North American has a heated pool AND hot tub in a frigid northern climate?
- bee_rider 5y agoI'll not defend our wasteful habits -- we really are screwing up the world over here -- but still, most North Americans don't have electrical outdoor heated pools. In a rural, fairly chilly area... that's really something.