Talk:Thermal energy storage
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[edit] US-Centric Bias
This article appears to have been written for specific climates of the USA, and for specific types of building within the USA. It assumes that thermal stores are primarily used for daytime cooling in A/C systems. It describes systems used in the USA as if they are applicable globally. It should state which information applies only the USA, and what building types it applies to.
To improve the article, it could also cover other parts of the world, and other systems of thermal storage.
For instance, in most of Northern Europe and Canada, thermal stores are primarily used for heating, not cooling; and the national grids operate in different ways. Most European buildings have no A/C system, and rely only on space heating for the air temperature regulation.
In Africa and the Middle East where daytime cooling is reqired, the thermal store is normally provided by the heavyweight construction of the house walls and roofs, and there is often no A/C plant or electric grid.
Bards 06:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
