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Summertime Energy Use and Your Abode

By Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant One Comment
Now that winter, followed by a couple months of flooding rains have passed, at least for a few days, summer is here, and this brings about some energy saving tips, rumors, bologna, and truths about summertime energy use around the house.First, allow me to destroy the inappropriate and overused term “humidity”.  When someone complains about 90% humidity, it would be entirely wrong in most instances.  For demonstration, see the chart nearby.  Each curve represents relative humidity (RH) over a 24 hour period. Which represented day is more comfortable from a RH perspective?  The correct answer - I can’t tell because…
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