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minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilink13•edit-21 year agoRegulating air conditioning is a non starter, even more than cars or meat. Absolutely no one wants their thermostat fucked with.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoI’m not sure it’s that much of a barrier. Requiring that installed a/c units have a minimum efficiency to sell a house or lease property would be something. Actually, it looks like there are some newer regulations for just this: https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-technical/2023-efficiency-requirements-for-air-conditioning-systems-what-you-need-to-know/. I wonder if there are statistics that we can find regarding the impact of this requirement.
minus-squareHubertMannelinkfedilink1•1 year agoelectric prices are already doing it. During the heat wave out west folk were dying because they would not turn their air on due to cost.
Regulating air conditioning is a non starter, even more than cars or meat. Absolutely no one wants their thermostat fucked with.
I’m not sure it’s that much of a barrier. Requiring that installed a/c units have a minimum efficiency to sell a house or lease property would be something.
Actually, it looks like there are some newer regulations for just this: https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-technical/2023-efficiency-requirements-for-air-conditioning-systems-what-you-need-to-know/.
I wonder if there are statistics that we can find regarding the impact of this requirement.
electric prices are already doing it. During the heat wave out west folk were dying because they would not turn their air on due to cost.