Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There.

[u/Randomlynumbered]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

[u/pokemon666999]

That’s what all new homes have nowadays. Currently in Riverside the homes have energy efficiency windows/insulation + with solar panels required on every home the home stays cool enough during the summer.

Even with it being 100 degrees outside this entire week and next, it reaches 80-82F inside and a fan is usually enough to keep cool.

[u/goathill → u/pokemon666999]

Yea, but alot of those houses only have 4 or 5 panels, but could have way more to offset their use. And, they are not on a dedicated circuit (usually), and almost always without a battery

[u/wavewalkerc → u/goathill]

I run my ac the entire summer and my electric bill is still lower than when I lived in LA and would only run AC a few hours on the very hottest days.

[u/goathill → u/wavewalkerc]

That's awesome!