[-] DilbertDooley@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago

That's just complete bullshit. The sun's activity doesn't have anything to do with what the position of the earth is at any given time.

[-] DilbertDooley@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's just not true.

North America & Europe (temperate/cold climates) Heating dominates. In the U.S., for example, space heating accounts for roughly 2–3× more total energy than cooling on an annual basis, especially in northern and central states. In Europe, cooling demand is tiny in comparison — many countries use almost no air conditioning outside southern regions.

Why heating dominates overall:

  • Large parts of North America and Europe have long winters.
  • Heating often uses high-energy fuels (natural gas, oil, electricity), so the energy content is higher even if cooling is more frequent in some places.
  • Cooling is mostly electric and can be efficient with modern A/C systems, so it consumes less energy per degree of temperature change compared to heating.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00878-3

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