The point of use cooling idea is terrific; I wonder if there's a difference in installation price, though? Because it would be just like the US to skimp on initial cost and pass it down onto cheap utilities (since US utility cost is usually lower than comparable cost elsewhere). (Yeah, I know, it's the rational thing to do economically, but it ignores all the externalities I care about, without any countervailing virtues I don't (other than "cheap", which I value only if paired with "good").
late to the party here, but you can absolutely buy split-system AC in the US, and it's not that expensive ; cheaper than central (ducted) air for most houses, especially older ones. I've even seen some new builds here in Palo Alto that have split systems instead of ducted.
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Date: 2010-05-26 10:42 pm (UTC)late to the party here, but you can absolutely buy split-system AC in the US, and it's not that expensive ; cheaper than central (ducted) air for most houses, especially older ones. I've even seen some new builds here in Palo Alto that have split systems instead of ducted.