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or pre-cool
precooled or pre-cooled; precooling or pre-cooling
: to cool (something) beforehand
… the car can be programmed to preheat or precool the cabin for you before your departure …—
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The California Independent System Operator, the state’s grid operator, has been urging residents to precool their homes and use major appliances earlier in the day when solar power is abundant.
—Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
Residents are advised to precool their homes in the morning, using window coverings to keep the heat out and to charge electric vehicles, personal and medical devices before peak hours.
—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022
Grid officials have been asking residents to precool their homes and use major appliances earlier in the day when solar power is abundant, but set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher during the late afternoon.
—Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022
The Flex Alert asks residents to precool their homes and then raise their thermostats to 78 degrees and avoid using major appliances from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, when net demand is typically at its peak.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
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Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
Residents are advised to precool their homes in the morning, using window coverings to keep the heat out and to charge electric vehicles, personal and medical devices before peak hours.
—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022
Grid officials have been asking residents to precool their homes and use major appliances earlier in the day when solar power is abundant, but set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher during the late afternoon.
—Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022
The Flex Alert asks residents to precool their homes and then raise their thermostats to 78 degrees and avoid using major appliances from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, when net demand is typically at its peak.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
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“Precool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precool. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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