I’ve noticed a lot of places in Chicago commercial space turning off or significantly lowering their air conditioning this summer. This was a sin prior to COVID mania and this level of inflation. I don’t think people realize how bad it really is out there for small businesses right now.
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this is true in stl too. but we always recommend to our clients to not overuse the ac.
I personally think A/C was heavily overused, and still is in big corporate stores and offices, but the change is noticeable right now in the everyday shops and businesses. Interesting that you’ve noticed the same.