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Energy for AC is easy - AC is needed in summer when there is available energy from sun, just waiting to be converted to electricity by photovoltaics. Energy for
by zajio1am 4y ago
Energy for AC is easy - AC is needed in summer when there is available energy from sun, just waiting to be converted to electricity by photovoltaics. Energy for winter heating is much harder issue.
- ricardobayes 4y agoWorks in countries with a weak gas&oil lobby - name one.
- 99_00 4y agoIt's odd then that states and countries most invested in green energy have brownouts when it's hottest.
- galleywest200 4y agoWashington State seems to rarely, if ever, have a "brownout" in major metropolitan areas - and we are almost entirely renewables. Of course it is worth noting two things: 1) Most homes here do not have built in AC. People use the portable ones. Heat pumps are a thing too. 2) We have a ridiculous amount of hydro-power available, and some of that being the cheapest around.
- 99_00 4y agoWhen I said green I meant solar and wind. Hydro electricity has been used for 140 years. It has a proven track record.