I saw that news segment as well.
Recycling the heat in Plattsburgh, NY winter might make sense. But, no so much in the summer.
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov