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What is
SEER?
Why
does EDS favor higher energy standards and raising the minimum efficiency
standards for residential air conditioners to 13 SEER?
Why
is 13 SEER the right thing to do?
Is
13 SEER technology already available?
What
is the difference in energy efficiency from 10 to 13 SEER?
Where
does EDS. think the standard should be?
What
does EDS stand to gain from this?
What is SEER?
SEER stands for Season
Energy Efficiency Ratio. This is a rating system used by the US Government
to establish the efficiency level of cooling equipment. The higher the
SEER rating, the less electricity the equipment uses and the more
efficient it is. SEER is determined by dividing the cooling capacity,
measured in BTUh, of a continuously operating air conditioner by the
electric power input, measured in WATTs, of power consumed. The current
standard for equipment in the United States is that they must function at
a minimum of 10 SEER.
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Why
does EDS favor higher energy standards and raising the minimum efficiency
standards for residential air conditioners to 13 SEER?
At EDS,
we believe that having higher energy efficiency standards is the right
thing to do. It is right for the consumer, right for the environment and
right for energy conservation.
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Why is 13 SEER the right
thing to do?
Using higher efficiency units saves you more money
on monthly electricity bills. The same higher efficiency units reduce
harmful pollutants in the environment, and conserving energy is important,
especially during an energy crisis.
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Is 13 SEER technology
already available?
13 SEER air conditioners have been produced
for several years. Every manufacturer, large and small, makes 13 SEER or
higher units today.
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What
is the difference in energy efficiency from 10 to 13 SEER?
The
13 SEER unit is 8% more efficient than a 12 SEER unit and 30% more
efficient than a 10 SEER unit, the current minimum since
1992.
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Why
does EDS believe they are looking longer term than the rest of the
industry?
EDS believes that raising the minimum efficiency
standard to 13 SEER is not only good for the customer, the environment and
energy conservation; it is also good for our industry. We believe
consumers will begin replacing older, lower efficiency air conditioning
units before they break down in order to save money on their electric
bills. When production volumes increase due to market demand for a higher
SEER product, consumer prices for those units will come
down.
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Where does EDS. think
the standard should be?
We feel strongly that a 13 SEER high
efficiency air conditioning standard would play a large part in reducing
energy requirements and reducing high energy costs to the consumer. We
have also conducted studies that show that high efficiency air
conditioning reduces NOx (nitrogen oxides) emissions from power plants.
NOx is one of the main contributors to ground level ozone that plagues
many of our large cities in the U.S. SO2 and CO2 emissions would also be
reduced.
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What does EDS stand to gain
from this?
Everyone stands to gain from adopting 13 SEER as the
new standard. Lower electricity bills for the consumer, less electricity
consumption relieving some of the pressure on utility companies, our
environment gets a break and the HVAC industry has the opportunity to
better meet the needs of our customers.
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