Room Air Conditioners
Did you know?
Cooling systems typically consume 10% of the total electricity used by a California home. Many households can lower their cooling electricity use and costs by simply turning off their room air conditioner or by performing other free and low-cost measures to cool a home. Learn how with Flex Your Power's Energy Saving Tips.
Why Buy an Energy-Efficient Room Air Conditioner?
If the room air conditioner is a necessity, and your air conditioner is 10 years or older, consider purchasing and properly installing an energy-efficient model. Better yet, choose an ENERGY STAR qualified model, which uses 10% less electricity than a new, standard model and 20% less electricity than a 10-year-old model.
- Save money. If you replace a pre-1993 room air conditioner with a new ENERGY STAR qualified model, you can save as much as $23 annually.*
- Get a rebate. Your local utility may offer rebates for ENERGY STAR qualified room air conditioners. Visit Rebates, Incentives & Services to find these programs.
- Get great performance. Improved compressors and insulation mean more efficient, quieter models.
- Help prevent pollution. Older room air conditioners use refrigerants with ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Most equipment today uses HCFC refrigerants, which have a much smaller ozone-depleting effect.
* Savings estimates based on average energy use at $0.14 cents per kWh. Actual savings will vary.
Next Steps
Find Rebates, Incentives & Services
Many utilities are offering at least $50 in rebates for buying an ENERGY STAR qualified room air conditioner. Search now.
Energy Tips
Select the unit with the highest Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) for greater savings. The EER is the cooling capacity in BTUs divided by the watts. More tips.
Product Guides
See Flex Your Power's guide to energy-efficient room air conditioners for more detail about what makes it energy efficient, how to make the best choice and for a list of manufacturers. Product Guides.
