We are not addicted, we just went to enjoy the summers at home, being able to sleep at night, and live comfortably. It's called common sense. The people perish from lack of common sense.
Scandinavian here,
The governments of Norway, Sweden, Finland all encourage heat pumps they save the grid huge stress during heating in winter and is more efficient compared to other heat sources to produce heat this is proven, you get much more heat output compared to the electricity put into the system.
It is sustainable at least here in the north of Europe we see them as vital for a sustainable future for our heating needs and added bonus you get AC in the summer.
I'm Australian and I don't like how this debate is often framed as no air con vs air con at full blast all day every day. You can set your air con to like 25C and not overuse it... I grew up in a house that had an evaporative cooling system and it was amazing and better than air con honestly. But it only works in dry climates, not in high humidity.
Australian here. Listening to the debates over air conditioning is absolutely wild! Life without air conditioning in extreme heat is a danger to a persons health. Solar panels, battery power, ceiling fans, misting fans outdoors, pool, river nearby. Clever building and garden design can all help with cooling down houses/ buildings/ outdoor spaces. Australia does it well. My house was designed and built to be warmer in winter and cooler in summer dependant on the position of the Sun. Makes a huge difference
I don’t get it. I live in Stockholm and we have a heat pumps in all bedrooms. The cost of running the pump is like having a 200w lamp. That’s not expensive and 1500€ for a pump is not that expensive. We don’t use them for heating just to get a great ac.
Put a roof up so the rain does not wet you. Put the windows up so the wind does not blow in. Heating so you do not freeze in the winter. But cooling? Noooo...
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I've been enjoying my air-conditioner since 2020. 🥰
Feel free to hate me. 🤷🏻♀️🤣
The governments of Norway, Sweden, Finland all encourage heat pumps they save the grid huge stress during heating in winter and is more efficient compared to other heat sources to produce heat this is proven, you get much more heat output compared to the electricity put into the system.
It is sustainable at least here in the north of Europe we see them as vital for a sustainable future for our heating needs and added bonus you get AC in the summer.