Air conditioning accounts for roughly 10 percent of global electricity consumption, and that figure ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air conditioning is a lifesaver on hot days. It also strains the power grid, especially in big cities. Utilities and building ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S ...

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Johanna Mathieu, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) As summer arrives, people ...