r/CoachellaValley

Hopefully this is okay to post. My friend has a two bedroom house and is looking for a roommate. It has a pool a big yard you get your own bathroom shared kitchen living room etc garage. Palm Springs, no pets.

Wonder why you have seen so many posts against data centers lately? Surely it's just organic public sentiment, right?

https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai

We (fiance and I) are renters in Palm Desert. We rent a 1300 sqft condo that is an interior unit (so you would think well insulated).

Last summer was our first summer renting this place and by June our bill was around $500. That freaked us out and we were keeping it at 78 so we turned it up to 84... by July and August we were paying $700-800. We don't have kids, it's just us.

In August 2025 I reached out to SCE and they said the meter was fine and would not send someone out and were not concerned... So I reached out to our landlord and she was appalled at the bill as well, agreed something wasn't right, and sent someone out to check on things. He physically bent the registers (vents) open to allow more airflow, checked the fins on our condenser outside, check a few more things and said all was good and that we are just fucked because the HVAC system is old.

I don't buy this at all. Our neighbor on the end unit lives in a much larger unit with a GLASS ATRIUM inside and keeps her place at 76 during the day all summer. Her bill is never more than $300/400 in the summer. Several similar unit (all non solar) owners I have talked to in the complex have been floored when I tell them our electric bill and tell me theirs is no more than $200/300. Something is clearly wrong and I just want to know if anyone else in the valley has experienced a similar situation? Any insight welcome.

I don't know what else to do. Sweating inside in the summer while SCE bleeds us dry.

Native of Phoenix that used to spend hours and hours outside, especially as a child. Now in my mid 40s, I live like a vampire in the summer. Heat tolerance has plummeted sadly. In our summer climate here in AZ, does anyone find that they have found something that has been a game changer for them? I really want spend more time outdoors beyond running from the air conditioned house to the air conditioned car and then running into the air conditioned store. We all know the summer drill lol! I don't have a pool and don't know anyone with one. I do have the ability to drive to the lakes but I'm specifically seeking a self cooling device that actually works for around the house and light activity outside. TIA and stay hydrated out there!

Hello,

My family and I have been staying in various rentals around the Coachella Valley. We have noticed concerning discrepancies with what is being advertised vs reality. I wanted to share some of these properties as they were absolute nightmares to stay at and the hosts were more concerned with turning a profit over the safety of human lives. There is little to no oversight when it comes to these properties and I have brought this up with the third party sites that do business with these hosts. One host went as far as remotely changing and locking our thermostat to 89 degrees F while it was 116 degrees F outside. This is just ONE story of the insanity we have faced in this area.

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