Air Conditioners For Greater Energy Efficiency
Are you aware of the fact that around one sixth
of the total electricity produced in the United States goes in air
conditioning buildings? The U.S. Department of Energy has therefore
increased the minimum energy efficiency rating for air conditioners
on 23rd January 2006. The increased energy efficiency ratings would
be useful for all, as it would help in reducing the energy bills as
well as pollution.
Do you know how efficient your air conditioner is? One way you can
easily find it out is through SEER, i.e., an energy efficiency ratio
measurement. The SEER, or seasonal energy efficiency ratio, is used
for setting a basic standard of machines that are friendly to the
environment. It rates an air conditioner on the basis of the amount
of energy it can effectively use. If the number of SEER given on the
conditioner is high, it goes to say that the energy efficiency of
the machine is also high.
Since the concerns about the environment have increased, the amount
of the SEER on air conditioning machines has also gone up. Whereas
in 1992, the minimum SEER standard was 10, the new law passed in
January 2006 has made all rumors true by stretching up the minimum
SEER to 13. This rise in the SEER from 10 to 13 means that the
efficiency of a particular air conditioner has improved 30 percent
more.
However, a machine with a higher SEER would mean that its price and
the installation costs would also mount up. But this does not really
seem to affect most people as they presume that a higher initial
investment would ultimately be cost effective in the long run, and
they would be able to save on their energy bills this way.
If you are impressed by the fact that one sixth of the United
States’ electricity goes in air conditioning, you would be all the
more pleased to know that The Department of Energy assumes that by
2030, the energy and SEER laws will be further changed. The energy
that they would thus save would actually provide enough electricity
for 26 million homes for an entire year!
So the best way you can save energy is to bring home a good quality
air conditioner. The most vital thing is to regularly maintain the
cooling unit of your machine. You can ensure a maximum efficiency of
your conditioner if you change the filters and verify the
functioning of the machine from time to time. If it’s not already
too late for this advice, get a qualified technician to install your
air conditioner.
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