In most areas of the industrialized world, the highest peak electrical loads are during the hottest summer days when air conditioning units are running full blast. In fact, about 75% of our total electrical energy is used by buildings and a large chunk of that is used for air conditioning, especially in the populous cities of the Southwest in the United States.
In most areas of the industrialized world, the highest peak electrical loads are during the hottest summer days when air conditioning units are running full blast. In fact, about 75% of our total electrical energy is used by buildings and a large chunk of that is used for air conditioning, especially in the populous cities of the Southwest in the United States.
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