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Guess which state is opting out of energy-savings rebate program because it’s ‘woke’
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Here in Florida we like our appliances as inefficient as possible! I only wish I could pay more in utility fees or pollute more to offset the other states involvement in yet another woke conspiracy to save energy! /s
Gotta figure out how to make AC roll coal.
Florida's all about that methane
Conservatives exist to maintain the status quo = funnelling as much profit into fossil fuel oligarchs as possible.
We were driving the 70-or-so minute drive to my mom's house and we were stuck behind some asshole rolling coal so much that it literally impaired the vision of the people behind them from all the black smoke. It was so fucking disgusting. Why the hell do people do that? Just to pollute out of spite? I don't even get it.
I had to google rolling coal because I never even heard of it.
So people pay money to modify their vehicles just to fuck the environment. Holy shit that's stupid.
Same here, and I immediately got to question its legal status and found out that it is apparently not illegal in many states despite US Environment Protection Agency saying so 😢
I just can't believe people would do that out of, I dunno, spite? Like breaking an arm to spite your parents or something
Such meaningful acts of harming others directly or indirectly is what makes me lose faith in humanity sometimes
You can pry my gas-powered blender from my cold dead hands!
Mine burns coal to boil the tears of libruls and power the turbine.
Your running gas? Hell, mine runs on incinerated trash!
I feel like there is an outsized asshole population in FL
Well the state is actively encouraging it now with pro-asshole policies.
I'm sure those inefficient air conditioners in Florida that cost people a fortune don't need replacing. Why bother?
Can Air conditioners really get more efficient than window units or central? There are heat pumps which are better, but other than that the majority of better efficiency comes from better wall and window insulation to keep the cold in.
My understanding is mini-splits are pretty efficient, specifically because of the small hole poked in the wall.
In addition, technology improves. A newer AC is more efficient than an older one.
I imagine heat pumps are fantastic down there as well, since most (all?) of Florida occasionally needs heat, but it never gets cold enough to keep heat pumps from working at their best
I'm from North Carolina, and heat pumps are plenty sufficient here. I grew up in a house with a heat pump, we stayed plenty warm. I'm SURE you don't need a furnace in Florida.
I am betting there are a lot of ancient ACs in Florida that could use an upgrade too.
EEV > TXV > Capillary tube, the evolution of expansion valves and pressure control in refrigeration units has been significant. The lower compression ratio you can run, the higher the COP.
Cap tubes are what you find in basic and old window shakers, completely passive and only work well at one power point, TXVs control superheat which is a big improvement and are common in "ordinary" central units, EEVs allow full control of high and low side pressure and compression ratio and are seen in modern inverter drive/heat pump/mini split systems.
Inverter drive compressors are a huge improvement too.