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How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter
(www.theguardian.com)
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Yep, mostly becuase cold climates are high latitude and they don't get a ton of free BTUs from the sun all winter anyway. An exception might be lower latitude, high altitude areas (just guessing). I'd also guess that people doing white roofs are more likely to do basic air sealing and insulation retrofits.