Technology ConnectionsI don't normally like being Mr. Grumpy old man, but it is currently 68° (20°C) and just about perfect outside, yet I hear a bunch of air conditioners running.
Consider opening yer dang windows, people!
The thing is, I know what's going on, here. Sure, some people want to keep their windows shut for allergy reasons, but it got pretty hot a few days ago so people switched their thermostats to cooling mode and simply stopped thinking about the weather.
It got to about 73° in here from insolation before I opened up windows, so some ACs would definitely be kicking on by now if people did the ol' set and forget
And THEN. Then there's those people who live such decadent lives as to put their thermostat in "auto" mode
This Midwesterner finds that lifestyle so foreign
Archie@TechConnectify Delicate flowers you Americans aren't you!
@Archie8 apparently even some of my fellow Midwesterners can't resist the temptation of complete climate control
@TechConnectify Unfortunately their climate control contributes to the real climate being out of control 🤨
@Archie8 well...
The funny thing there is that air conditioning is actually not that energy intensive. We are going to increasingly be using the same technology (heat pumps) to heat our homes because it's more carbon efficient.
In a climate like mine, way more energy is spent to heat our homes than to cool them. But, the electric grid is strained in the summer because currently most people have gas heat
Jersey Gryphon@TechConnectify @Archie8
You also have to bear in mind that if you have a "heat dome" effect over your city, then running the AC is just making it worse.
It would be much more logical (esp. for apartment buildings with piled foundations) to dump the heat underground to be pumped back out in the winter.
You also have to bear in mind that if you have a "heat dome" effect over your city, then running the AC is just making it worse.
It would be much more logical (esp. for apartment buildings with piled foundations) to dump the heat underground to be pumped back out in the winter.