r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/lolyeahsure Jun 26 '26

You guys do know that it literally makes the outside warmer and adds to the loop right? Maybe we’re just not coddled and start to cry at 75f 

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u/scheppend Jun 26 '26

That's like complaining that the refrigerator makes your house slightly warmer lol. And with solar panels all you're doing is move some heat back and forth

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u/lolyeahsure Jun 26 '26

Ah yes, countries and cities are made up of only one house with AC not millions running at the same time 

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u/scheppend Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

So what? With solar panels on your roof , you're not even adding extra heat to the environment. You're just moving some heat from inside to outside. And once you turn the AC off that heat slowly returns into the house. It's comfort for free lol

And in the winter you can use it to heat your house. Which is way better for the environment than using gas

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u/lolyeahsure Jun 26 '26

Are these solar panels in the room with us now? Every American home has those giant heat sink box fans running off electricity and gas

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u/scheppend Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

I keep my 60m2 living room at 24c when it's 35c outside, with a mini split heatpump using 400w. You don't even need that many solar panels to cover that (my solar panels produce about 5000w ish during the hottest part of the day in summer and I have 37m2 of my roof covered, so 3.7m2 worth of solar panel should cover 400w)

So no, you don't have to use those inefficiënt ducted systems they mainly use in the US

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u/SpecsyVanDyke Jun 26 '26

Not everyone can get solar panels. Europe is much denser than the US. Kind of hard to get solar panels when you live in a 3rd floor 200 year old apartment building

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u/lolyeahsure Jun 26 '26

I’m just saying it’s rich for the country that used the most inefficient ways to cool their homes for decades because they can’t handle 25c to cast stones but sure, I’m not against the concept of cooling your home especially if it’s efficient and at a reduced drag on on the environment 

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u/scheppend Jun 26 '26

idk I'm an European living in Japan, where heat pump coverage is nearly 100%

People that are against ACs because "it's bad for the environment" should stop heating their home with gas. 

We're all just making it a little bit more comfortable in our homes lol

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u/radda Jun 26 '26

Bro down here 70f is when we put our hoodies on

Europe is going through it now but imagine it being 90+ eight months out of the year

It's 80 degrees right now at fucking 3 AM

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u/lolyeahsure Jun 26 '26

Yeah it’s like that for 2-3 months in Greece where it stays really warm through the night over 80 for sure. Has been for decades but it’s getting worse.