Cross-posted from Green Brooklyn:
Air Conditioners, Brooklyn Heights
Energy use is going to be setting record after record as our summers grow hotter and more people switch on their A/Cs for longer periods of time.
Last weekend’s spike hit 400,000 megawatts of power.
NY1:
With Tuesday expected to extend the heat wave, with temperatures again reaching into the 90s, the utility is encouraging residents to conserve electricity.
Con Ed suggests turning off appliances when they’re not being used, setting air conditioners no lower than 78 degrees, and closing blinds to keep sun out during the day.
We have to expand use of photovoltaic panels, green roofs, and other methods of green building and smart sustainable design in NYC to reduce energy demand and reduce the risk of dangerous high-temperature blackouts — like what just happened last weekend to 2,000 Con Ed customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park, and Park Slope.
Stay tuned for further developments on solar energy initiatives with GBK’s SolarNYC initiative and Solar 1’s I Heart PV campaign.
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One Comment
Sometimes I think the whole city would be a lot cooler if everyone just turned off their air conditioners. I’m really curious as to how much of an impact that would have.