He's removed cabinets, sinks, the refrigerator and furniture, and he even plans to disconnect his air-conditioning unit and take that, too.

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"An air-conditioning unit is just the physical manifestation of the Carnot Cycle - which is talking about heat exchange between two closed systems, " he droned.

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Last summer, when temperatures climbed to the low 100s, they used a small air-conditioning unit but offset much of its energy use with the solar panels soaking up the Arizona sun.

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