Re:The Third Phase of Clean Energy Will Be Most Disruptive Yet
by acidburnNSA on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @01:07PM
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In some regions, sure!
But in places like the US Midwest and northeast, no. We need massive and I mean massive conversions to clean energy that aren't even on the radar yet for heating. Natural gas does not count as clean in a carbon constrained world. It's -20C out there for many days in a row.
Not to mention heating greenhouses, hospitals, commercial spaces, etc.
Plus, convincing everyone to bundle up may be harder than switching to clean carbon free energy like nukes or wind+mega-storage
Re:The Third Phase of Clean Energy Will Be Most Disruptive Yet
by Scoundreller on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:52PM
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I did something like this when I got an electric mattress pad.
Perhaps we can skip this and use wearables for "personal climate control" to some extent?
We manage a daytime domestic temperature range in the UK of about 20degC (14-34degC) just by changing clothes. Though if I'm sitting using a computer in 14degC then I'll stick a hot-water bottle up my jumper; and a paddling pool nearby is handy in 30+degC.
Better insulation/architecture can negate the need for Winter heating/Summer cooling in some regions.