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Businesses also tend to draw more power than households. Office buildings tend to be better-lit than homes.
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I have a real job and could afford one but no car.Originally posted by JohnT
Well, yes, because you're a student who can't afford any better.
Self-pwned!
Partly environmental, partly because it's so ridiculously expensive and partly because I have no need of one. Live in the town center, get the train to work (10 miles) etc.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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But yeah, power draw is higher in summer than in winter. Even in Canada.
People often don't use electricity to heat their homes, whereas there's no choice but to use electricity to cool them.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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If we are talking about alternatives to oil, I'm assuming that also applies to gas which is the main alternative to electricity for house heating?Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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Natural gas does tend to be used for heating, yes.
But natural gas is no less a vanishing resource than is oil. In fact, they generally come from the same wells...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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That's exactly my point. So if we are talking about "eco friendly" alternatives to oil you can't say peak energy demand is in the afternoon and not count gas heating in the evening as part of that energy demand.
Why do you need 'home cooling' in Canada? Do you get hot summers too?Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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Hotter than London for sure.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Average July high is ~26C for Montreal, but you get a week of ~35C every July12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Crazy.
It's great living somewhere so mild but it does make where everyone else lives seem incredibly extreme.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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Don't forget to factor in the humidity in Canada as well. It's not uncommon to get silly high levels in Toronto.
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Nothing that crazy about it when you live in an environment that averages 104-degrees (F) as daytime highs.Originally posted by MikeH
Really? Not at night?
Oh, is it an air conditioner thing? Forget about you crazy yanks with your air conditioners.
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We'll respond to the incentive the market will provide in order to switch to alternative fuels.What will we do when the oil starts to run out?www.my-piano.blogspotComment
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Peak demand in the UK comes in the half hour 5:00-5:30 and occurs on cold days around December 21st.Originally posted by MikeH
That's exactly my point. So if we are talking about "eco friendly" alternatives to oil you can't say peak energy demand is in the afternoon and not count gas heating in the evening as part of that energy demand.
Why do you need 'home cooling' in Canada? Do you get hot summers too?
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Woo. Anyway it's dark then so solar would be useless, my point stands I think.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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