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> You obviously don't live where it's hot. It's a really strange paradox that, in places where it gets very hot during the day, we're drawing tons and tons of
by Florin_Andrei 12y ago
> You obviously don't live where it's hot.
It's a really strange paradox that, in places where it gets very hot during the day, we're drawing tons and tons of energy from the grid to cool the house precisely at the time of the day when even more energy is pouring down on us freely from the skies.
Seriously, A/C is basically Universe's most heavy-handed hint that we should use more solar.
- rconti 12y agoYep. Just on principle, I'd have a hard time living somewhere that was insufferable without A/C. It's a clear sign you're doing something wrong. Of course, you could make a similar argument about needing artificial heat, but that's at least far more efficient!
- msandford 12y ago> Yep. Just on principle, I'd have a hard time living somewhere that was insufferable without A/C. It's a clear sign you're doing something wrong. Welp, I'll get right on telling 40% of the world that they're wrong, then. https://tropicaldatahub.org/research-in-focus/people-and-societies https://tropicaldatahub.org/research-in-focus/people-and-soc...