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Sweden has a 'district cooling' as well as district heating. 2 completely different systems ofcourse. The district cooling is a centralized way of providing col
by hagfjall 22d ago
Sweden has a 'district cooling' as well as district heating. 2 completely different systems ofcourse. The district cooling is a centralized way of providing cold air/liquid to building and facilities across the city. The centralized producer of the cold stuff, they can also create the chilly stuff by utilizing waste heat from factories, large buildings etc.
Pretty neat idea IMO, and something that ideally would be in priority instead of letting each building have their own AC and create a lot of noise.
Source: https://www.goteborgenergi.se/foretag/fjarrkyla https://www.goteborgenergi.se/foretag/fjarrkyla
- throwaway473825 22d agoThe problem with monopolies is that they can hike prices at will. This has certainly happened with district heating in Sweden. You can't do that with AC and solar.
- fulafel 20d agoAlso several other places: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_cooling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_cooling