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The UK’s houses are still designed to retain heat. In an age of global warming, that needs to change.

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[–] jabjoe 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you need ACs, there is lots of sun, so lots of solar. So maybe not extra grid load if houses have their own solar.

I also close windows and curtains in the sun. Thinking of adding shutters.

[–] EchoVerse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interestingly enough, solar panels work much better when it's cold. There are a lot of improvements the UK could make to mitigate this problem for winter and summer. Solar panels are a must, followed by good insulation and subsidies for heat pumps ac pumps.

[–] jabjoe 1 points 1 year ago

The people I know with solar do get less power from it in winter just because there is less light for less time. But it's certainly worth doing!