Scorching summers are driving up the use of air conditioning in Switzerland and worldwide. What does this mean for the electricity grid?
As hot summer days increase in Switzerland, so does demand for air conditioning units.
Keystone / Salvatore Di Nolfi
Homes and cities in Switzerland were designed to cope with winter. Today, scorching summers are driving up the use of air conditioning and raising energy demands for cooling down. What does this mean for the electricity grid?
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July 29, 2026 - 09:00
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