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Other energy uses peak during the day, like AC in the summer.
by seanmcdirmid 3y ago
Other energy uses peak during the day, like AC in the summer.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoNot enough to compensate. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=56880 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=56880
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoCalifornia is the wrong state to look at AC usage (most people live in big metro areas where AC isn't even ubiquitous, nor needs to be).
- bryanlarsen 3y agoWhich is exactly why California has the highest growth in Air Conditioning usage. Most places were at 90%+ a decade ago; not much room to grow. OTOH SF has grown from 30% to 50%.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoA lot of that growth is just people moving to heat pumps that can do either, and are perfect for mild climates. California does have a nice advantage in that it has lots of solar near populated areas that have mild climates (well, that mainly means the LA area).