• rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    The vapor compression cycle isn’t exactly natural, and the compressor still needs a bunch of energy to keep going once it’s started.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah I’m pretty sure my air conditioner uses more electrical energy than all my other appliances combined. Probably by an order of magnitude. No EV in my case of course.