Annual Cooling Cost Comparison - All Year Cooling and Heating

Annual Cooling Cost Comparison
Typical Savings From Replacing An Existing Air Conditioner

Size or cooling capacity in

Annual cost to cool your home if the SEER of the existing A/C is:

FPL Recomended High-Efficiency Systems
Annual Cost to cool your home if SEER is:

A/C System tons

BTU/Hour

9
(1980´s)

10
(1990´s)

24,000

$900

$810

$730

$670

$620

$580

$540

$500

$470

$450

$420

$400

2.5

30,000

$1.120

$1.010

$920

$840

$780

$720

$670

$630

$590

$560

$530

$500

36,000

$1.340

$1.210

$1.100

$1.010

$930

$860

$810

$760

$710

$670

$640

$600

3.5

42,000

$1.570

$1.410

$1.280

$1.180

$1.090

$1.010

$940

$880

$830

$780

$740

$710

48,000

$1.790

$1.610

$1.470

$1.340

$1.240

$1.150

$1.080

$1.010

$950

$900

$850

$810

4.5

54,000

$2.020

$1.810

$1.650

$1.510

$1.400

$1.300

$1.210

$1.130

$1.070

$1.010

$950

$910

60,000

$2.240

$2.020

$1.830

$1.680

$1.550

$1.440

$1.340

$1.260

$1.190

$1.120

$1.060

$1.010

Example: Annual cooling cost to run a 3-ton (36,000 BTU/Hour) installed in the 1990´s with a 10 SEER will be $1.210.
If replaced whith a new 15 SEER system, the cost drops to $810 - a savings of $400 per year.
Cost based on 2.800 annual cooling hours and 12 cents per kWh (average for South Florida).

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