A study found that waste heat generated by a city’s worth of air conditioners during a heatwave can raise the outside temperature by more than 2 degrees Celsius.
  • Cypher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That heat doesn’t magically just disappear

    It doesn’t just magically appear either.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      True that. We should figure a way to harness the exhaust heat from air conditioners. Easier said than done though, as I’m not aware of any source of energy that doesn’t itself generate heat…