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Re:Can computing clean up its act? by resolutebat on Sunday August 20, 2023 @09:13PM (#37204427)
Fun fact: average household electricity consumption in Florida is among the lowest in the US. [1] This is because heating generally requires more power than air-con, and indeed, the average British home uses 12,000 kWh on heating, vs. on the order of 8,000 for air-conditioning the the average Florida home. This is despite Florida using 4x more power for air-con than the US average, and that the average Florida home is a lot larger than an average UK home.

[1] https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/sta...

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Re:Can computing clean up its act? by jquery on Sunday August 20, 2023 @11:49PM (#37205242)
Wow, I had no idea Floridians cared so much about the environment.
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Re:Can computing clean up its act? by ikt on Monday August 21, 2023 @06:01AM (#37207374)
Neither did they!
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Re:Can computing clean up its act? by mrb on Sunday August 20, 2023 @11:53PM (#37205265)
Actually, your reference [1] states the opposite: Florida's "annual electricity expenditures are 40% more than the U.S. average"... which is caused by air conditioning.

I think you meant to state that Florida's energy (not electricity) expenditures are amongst the lowest in the US.

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Re:Can computing clean up its act? by resolutebat on Monday August 21, 2023 @03:35AM (#37206450)
Sorry, you're right: FL has low energy consumption but high electricity consumption. The point still stands though, it's still better for the environment to live in FL and use air-con than to live in the UK and heat your house through the winter.
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Re:Can computing clean up its act? by jameson71 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @06:10PM (#37255233)
This is kind of messed up as it makes global warming cheap to avoid the felt effects
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