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> it is cheaper to make your house warm than it is to keep it cool Is it? Solar panels without any buffer battery should be a cheap energy source for an AC. T
by manmal 4y ago
> it is cheaper to make your house warm than it is to keep it cool
Is it? Solar panels without any buffer battery should be a cheap energy source for an AC.
There's also the possibility of using an air-to-air heat pump that warms in winter and cools in summer. Coupled with solar energy that should work quite well in Texas.
- JaimeThompson 4y agoI think you would want a small amount of battery just so the AC units wouldn't be damaged by rapid restart cycles but I am far from an expert on this.
- manmal 4y agoFair enough, I agree! Or a supercapacitor. Some EVs also allow bidirectional charging now, that‘s a pretty big buffer „for free“ as long as it’s in the garage at home.