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District heating infrastructure can't be used for cooling without upgrade. But that's a solvable technical problem. Having high density housing with proper soc
by rini17 3y ago
District heating infrastructure can't be used for cooling without upgrade. But that's a solvable technical problem.
Having high density housing with proper social co-ordination involved is not a bad thing. That it has to be run 24/7 means it can be more efficient that something that turns on/off all the time. Also, large thermal storage is much cheaper than many small ones and allows to better leverage changing electricity supply from renewables.
- LatteLazy 3y agoThe problem is it will HAVE to run 24/7. I like the idea of social co-ordination, but these days it is incredibly hard to actually do. :(
- psd1 3y agoThat varies with culture. District heating is more common in Europe than America. I sometimes think of the USA as a machine for converting noble ideals into intractable problems.