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The opposite effect I expect should be less for heating, since the heat is constantly leaking out of buildings at some rate back into the environment (insulatio
by stephen_g 3y ago
The opposite effect I expect should be less for heating, since the heat is constantly leaking out of buildings at some rate back into the environment (insulation, double glazing etc. reduces this but all the added heat eventually leaks out), and additional energy is being put in which turns into heat too (e.g. COP 4 means 1 unit heat from electricity and 3 units shifted from the outside environment).
So whether there is temporary localised cooling depends on the quality of the insulation but overall and over time there is no cooling due to the additional input.
- guerrilla 3y agoThe heat is constantly leaking into the buildings too. I'd be more concerned with differences in efficiency with direction that you mention at the end. In any case, the net result is still negative, so how much negative is still the question that stands.