Space Cooling in the United States: A Market Deep Dive
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- CSRA, Fairfax, VA (United States)
The American space cooling market is experiencing stricter efficiency standards, prosperous economic conditions, a steadily recovering housing market, population migration shift to warmer climates, and declining electricity prices. These factors have yielded a climate conducive to growth in air conditioning (AC) and air source heat pump (HP) shipments in the recent past with total AC and HP shipments in 2015 accounting for 6.8 million units, showing a growth of 32 % relative to 2010. In this article, the authors investigate the impact that regulatory changes and economic changes have had on unit shipments and identify future market influencers, including the introduction of advanced HVAC technologies and transition to more environmentally friendly refrigerants.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1329766
- Journal Information:
- IEA Heat Pump Center Newsletter (Online), Vol. 34, Issue 2; ISSN 0724-7028
- Publisher:
- IEA HPCCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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