Talk about off topic
Just got our "energy report" from the electric company comparing last year's electricity usage to the previous year. In late April of last year, we took advantage of state and federal tax credits plus manufacturer's rebate to replace our aging air conditioner with a high efficiency one. All that made it close to the cost of a regular air conditioner. The report shows that, even though the weather was warmer by 2-6 degrees F month to month, our electricity usage was down two percent.
The bar chart shows the immediate savings when we switched over. We run our business out of the house and are somewhat heavy electric users. That worked out to a savings of 8 cents per day. About $30 per year. The actual usage was 19,792kWh compared to 20,188kWh. Once again, that was for the year but the AC was installed in late April.
So the payback does not seem to be worth it if you have to pay full price without the tax benefits and especially since we decided to sell the house. Don't take that as an anti-"save the planet" stand. I'm sure our savings would have been more if the temperatures were the same but, even if doubled, that's only $60 per year.
Just got our "energy report" from the electric company comparing last year's electricity usage to the previous year. In late April of last year, we took advantage of state and federal tax credits plus manufacturer's rebate to replace our aging air conditioner with a high efficiency one. All that made it close to the cost of a regular air conditioner. The report shows that, even though the weather was warmer by 2-6 degrees F month to month, our electricity usage was down two percent.
The bar chart shows the immediate savings when we switched over. We run our business out of the house and are somewhat heavy electric users. That worked out to a savings of 8 cents per day. About $30 per year. The actual usage was 19,792kWh compared to 20,188kWh. Once again, that was for the year but the AC was installed in late April.
So the payback does not seem to be worth it if you have to pay full price without the tax benefits and especially since we decided to sell the house. Don't take that as an anti-"save the planet" stand. I'm sure our savings would have been more if the temperatures were the same but, even if doubled, that's only $60 per year.