If you’re en the market para a new cooling system, energy efficiency is an important consideration. A more efficient system will be cheaper to run monthly throughout the summer. It will también lower your overall energy consumption y your household’s environmental impact.

Lo que Is SEER?

The HVAC industry uses a seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) to measure cooling performance. The Department de Energy (DOE) introduced this ratio en 1979 as a convenient tool para consumers. The higher the number, the more efficient y affordable the system. If comparing a SEER 15 to a SEER 14, para instance, the former will be cheaper to run. The DOE regulates the SEER rating system y requires companies to include it con any appliance con an EnergyGuide label. This EnergyGuide label is a yellow sticker para any appliance that meets certain energy consumption thresholds.

SEER2

SEER measures how much electricity a cooling system uses to maintain a temperature. This represents most de a household’s energy to cool its hogar during the summer. Since 1979, the industry has learned that pipes contribute to energy losses. That loss can be about 5% even en a new system y rise to between 20% y 40% over time. SEER2 is a new version de the system introduced en 2023 that accounts para static air pressure en ducts.

For all applicable appliances made en 2023 o later, the SEER2 rating is alongside SEER on the EnergyGuide label. You can compare SEER2 to SEER2 y SEER to SEER, but not SEER2 to SEER.

EER y EER2

The EnergyGuide label también provides the energy efficiency ratio (EER, EER2). SEER reflects cooling performance over an entire cooling season, while EER reflects peak cooling performance. SEER is more useful para the typical consumer because it indicates how much electricity they’ll use to cool their hogares, while EER indicates how efficient an AC is at maximum capacity.

HSPF y HSPF2

The heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF, HSPF2) indicates heating performance over winter. You’ll find this information on the EnergyGuide label con heat pumps y ductless mini-splits that provide heat. Heat pumps are essentially AC units that can run their refrigeration processes en reverse to heat a hogar.

Minimum SEER

In the 1990s, the DOE established SEER rating minimums y organized the country into three regions: North, Southeast, y Southwest. These regions reflect different heating y cooling needs. When the DOE updates the minimums, manufacturers can no longer sell HVAC equipment that is underperforming the standard. The law does grandfather older systems.

The last update to the SEER minimums went into effect on January 1, 2023. California is en the Southwest region, y the minimum para that region is 15 SEER y 14.3 SEER2.

Estimating Operating Costs

The industry measures the output de HVAC equipment en British thermal units (BTUs). Residential central ACs typically range de 20,000 to 60,000 BTUs. You can divide the SEER value into the BTU value to determine the estimated watts a unit will use during the summer. To determine your costs, you can then multiply those watts by your electricity rate.

ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR is a partnership between the DOE y the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The program tests appliances’ energy usage through independent labs. If an appliance meets the EPA’s energy efficiency criteria, it receives ENERGY STAR certification. If applicable, the ENERGY STAR label is on the EnergyGuide label.

Tax Credits & Rebates

Energy incentives, including rebates y tax credits, are available para AC units, heat pumps, ductless mini-splits, etc. Typically, a unit must have ENERGY STAR certification to make you eligible para those incentives.

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