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Title: Determining benefits and costs of improved central air conditioner efficiencies

Abstract

Economic impacts on individual consumers from possible revisions to U.S. residential-type central air conditioner energy-efficiency standards are examined using a life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis. LCC is the consumer's cost of purchasing and installing a central air conditioner and operating it over its lifetime. This approach makes it possible to evaluate the economic impacts on individual consumers from the revised standards. The methodology allows an examination of groups of the population which benefit or lose from suggested efficiency standards. The results show that the economic benefits to consumers due to modest increases in efficiency are significant. For an efficiency increase of 20percent over the existing minimum standard (i.e., 12 SEER), 35percent of households with central air conditioners experience significant LCC savings, with an average savings of $453, while 25percent show significant LCC losses, with an average loss of $158 compared to apre-standard LCC average of $5,170. The remainder of the population (40percent) are largely unaffected.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
OSTI Identifier:
971254
Report Number(s):
LBNL-47351
TRN: US201003%%830
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Appliance Technical Conference, Columbus, OH, March 26-28, 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99; AIR CONDITIONERS; APPLIANCES; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLDS; LIFE-CYCLE COST; LIFETIME; air conditioners appliance standards

Citation Formats

Rosenquist, G, Levok, A, Chan, P, and McMahon, J. Determining benefits and costs of improved central air conditioner efficiencies. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Rosenquist, G, Levok, A, Chan, P, & McMahon, J. Determining benefits and costs of improved central air conditioner efficiencies. United States.
Rosenquist, G, Levok, A, Chan, P, and McMahon, J. 2001. "Determining benefits and costs of improved central air conditioner efficiencies". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/971254.
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abstractNote = {Economic impacts on individual consumers from possible revisions to U.S. residential-type central air conditioner energy-efficiency standards are examined using a life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis. LCC is the consumer's cost of purchasing and installing a central air conditioner and operating it over its lifetime. This approach makes it possible to evaluate the economic impacts on individual consumers from the revised standards. The methodology allows an examination of groups of the population which benefit or lose from suggested efficiency standards. The results show that the economic benefits to consumers due to modest increases in efficiency are significant. For an efficiency increase of 20percent over the existing minimum standard (i.e., 12 SEER), 35percent of households with central air conditioners experience significant LCC savings, with an average savings of $453, while 25percent show significant LCC losses, with an average loss of $158 compared to apre-standard LCC average of $5,170. The remainder of the population (40percent) are largely unaffected.},
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