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nerdponx on Aug 23, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cooling a house without air conditioning

The point about remote work is one interesting downside that I haven't seen discussed before. But it's very real in my experience as well.

Even just from running fans, my electric bill in summer is much higher in months when I'm working from home frequently.

I wouldn't be surprised if I consume more energy cooling my house during a work-at-home day than I do commuting round-trip on the subway.

icebraining on Aug 23, 2019 [–]

My MO is to schedule the work-from-office days to coincide with the hottest forecasts :) Wouldn't work well if everyone did the same, of course.

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