Air conditioning versus heating: climate control is more energy demanding in Minneapolis than in Miami

Energy demand for climate control was analyzed for Miami (the warmest large metropolitan area in the US) and Minneapolis (the coldest large metropolitan area). The following relevant parameters were included in the analysis: (1) climatological deviations from the desired indoor temperature as expres...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael Sivak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014050