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Your future air conditioner might act like a battery (www.technologyreview.com)

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Cooling represents 20% of global electricity demand in buildings, a share that’s expected to rise as the planet warms and more of the world turns to cooling technology. During peak demand hours, air conditioners can account for over half the total demand on the grid in some parts of the world today.

New cooling technologies that incorporate energy storage could help by charging themselves when renewable electricity is available and demand is low, and still providing cooling services when the grid is stressed.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They still use the same principle a lot with those misters they put everywhere for like outdoor restaurant seating and whatnot. Humidifiers placed inline with your AC ducts will also boost the cooling performance of your system, too.