alt Hacker NewsPretty much ignored in comments here:
> At the same time, colder winter temperatures led many buildings and homes to burn more natural gas and fuel oil for heating last year.
Which none of "shut down the AI DC's", "stop burning coal", or "build more wind & solar" would do squat about.
Maybe we should be looking at boring, pragmatic programs to improve the heating energy efficiency of the worst (say) 5% of America's buildings & homes?
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Loughla • today at 1:05 PM
Good thing the US cut incentives for homeowners to improve efficiency in their homes.
lpcvoid • today at 12:42 PM
And why not both? You can criticize the Trump admin's energy policy, and advocate for thermal isolation of homes at the same time.
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We were doing that through efficiency-focused rebates and incentives that the current administration decided are not worth continuing. Instead they're "unleashing American energy" and deregulating any emissions-producing industry they can.