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Re:Modeled impact of large-scale wind and solar farms in the... by nimos on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:21PM (#17930152)
The coefficient of performance (efficiency) of an AC at that temperature range would still be well over 1. Probably around 3-4 depending on the unit and refrigerant. [0] ACs are very efficient for the same reason heat pumps are efficient. They are just moving energy around.

[0] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242172797_A_Compari...

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