I would also note that new housing could be built with thermal storage which could be cooled at night, to provide cool air during the day. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
In the vast majority of thermal storage applications, the storage medium consists of cheap, abundant materials such as water, rocks or air. (energystorageforum.com)
The company claims that the high melting point of the material makes it capable of storing more energy than other phase change materials used in thermal storage. (energy-storage.news)