Cooler building temperatures in the winter could require more energy to heat the buildings.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

Among the energy-saving options, two promising technology switches are the electrification of transportation (electric vehicles can be about four times as energy-efficient as standard fossil-fuel vehicles) and the use of electric-powered heat pumps to deliver winter heating and hot water (heat pumps can be four times as energy-efficient as standard heaters).

CNN: Commentary: Let's get real about alternative energy

It is hot in here, the air-conditioning not yet on, the heat remembering winter.

NEWYORKER: M&M World

For one thing, cubicle jobs usually mean you don't have to spend your day outside fighting the summer heat or winter chill.

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