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by mariushn 2873 days ago
One use case would be Air conditioning, most needed when it's sunny/hot.
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sdunwoody 2873 days ago
I'm not sure about France, but it's rare to have air con in the UK because the summers aren't hot enough :) I think a lot of Europe is similar in this regard (with the exception being the south).

Even if France does have a reasonable number of air con units installed, I would expect energy consumption to be higher in the winter due to shorter days etc. It would be good to see statistics though.

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Leherenn 2873 days ago
Air con is a bit more common, but nothing like the US.

Consumption is much higher in winter than summer (summer is actually the period of the year with the lowest consumption).

https://goo.gl/images/mdRj1r

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