The analysis makes sense, more energy for cooling in sumer - less energy for heating in winter = more energy usage overall in Texas. It would be interesting to see it repeated in colder locations like Northern Europe or Canada to see what the result is.
Where I live in the UK you normally only see a few days where it pushes around 30°c or so. AC doesn’t really seem worth bothering with due to the cost of it but some kind of improvised cooling would be nice. I was thinking of making an arse cooler with a hose pipe, pump and bucket of water with ice in it.
Well no, that was what I meant, I would like to see whether rising temperatures lead to increased energy demands in other climates. Or if it would actually lead to reduced demands due to milder winters and less AC usage.
Its definitely a trend I see a lot in renewable energy circles, study how things are in southern California or Texas and then draw conclusions and policy prescriptions from that without considering other climates.
The analysis makes sense, more energy for cooling in sumer - less energy for heating in winter = more energy usage overall in Texas. It would be interesting to see it repeated in colder locations like Northern Europe or Canada to see what the result is.
I dont think you could find a European country, especially a northern European country, that has A/C equivalent to Texas for a comparison
Where I live in the UK you normally only see a few days where it pushes around 30°c or so. AC doesn’t really seem worth bothering with due to the cost of it but some kind of improvised cooling would be nice. I was thinking of making an arse cooler with a hose pipe, pump and bucket of water with ice in it.
Well no, that was what I meant, I would like to see whether rising temperatures lead to increased energy demands in other climates. Or if it would actually lead to reduced demands due to milder winters and less AC usage.
Its definitely a trend I see a lot in renewable energy circles, study how things are in southern California or Texas and then draw conclusions and policy prescriptions from that without considering other climates.