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Re:Europe drastically cut its energy consumption this winter by dragonwriter on Saturday April 08, 2023 @12:23AM (#35490513)
> As a non-American,I can't understand for the life of me why a lot of American homes are equipped with home-wide underfloor heating systems and AC's running on freaking diesel just to be able to walk around home with shorts and t-shirts.

As an American, I can’t understand for the life of me where anyone would get the idea that either of these is a common thing. I mean, an AC running on diesel isn't completely unheard of, in that a house might have both AC and a diesel backup generator, but underfloor heating or anything in the home powered primarily by diesel are not even remotely common.

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Re:Europe drastically cut its energy consumption this winter by nkurz on Saturday April 08, 2023 @09:57AM (#35493167)
Doesn't explain the AC, which I agree is really rare, but in some parts of the US (North East) fuel oil is commonly used for winter heating. Depending on grade, fuel oil is sometimes synonymous with diesel, with the two are being served from the same tank. Map here: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=3690 (with "fuel oil" being called "heating oil").
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