Why does it take so much electrical power to run an air conditioner?

Could "start-stop" technology used in cars be deployed to reduce electrical usage?

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CharlieZ · 70-79, M

First question: Cos of entropy, whatever generates or transfer heat (and to make something colder is to heat something else) haves a relative high energy cost.