How Energy Efficiency Ratings Affect Savings

When you purchase energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, you will be able to maintain the same level of temperature control and comfort in your home while keeping your expenses lower. More efficient systems lose less heating and cooling power to leakage, while using less energy to create the same effect. The result is that your monthly utilities bills will be lower. You can save money while limiting your waste.

AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency)

• This is a standard method of measuring the efficiency of different heating units,
  such as furnaces powered by gas or oil.
• The rating lets the buyer know how much fuel is used as opposed to how much
  is wasted. The higher the number, the more efficiently the fuel is utilized.
• The minimum required rating is 78 percent, but Carrier provides furnaces that
  have ratings of up to 96 percent.
  

Cost Savings: In many cases, you can save money over the long-term by replacing your current, older furnace with a high-efficiency unit that will lower your monthly heating bill.


SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio)

• This ratio measures the efficiency within the cooling process and can be
  applied to both air conditioners and heat pumps.
• Like AFUE, the higher the number in the rating, the more efficient the unit is
  and the less energy it is wasting.
• The minimum rating in terms of SEER is 13, but Carrier offers air conditioners
  that have SEER ratings all the way up to 20, helping you to save
  significantly on your cooling bills.
  

HSPF (Heating Seasonal Performance Factor)

• This rating measures how efficient the heating mode of a heat pump is, and
  the higher the rating, the more efficient the unit.
• The minimum rating is 6.8, but Carrier offers heat pumps that go
  all the way up to a rating of 9.5, saving you money on your monthly bills.
  

Cost Savings: When you invest in an upgrade to a high efficiency heat pump or air conditioner, you’ll begin to make that money back right away because your utility bills will be lower for the entire life of your system. Talk to us about the details in terms of how much you will save, and we can show you whether it is worthwhile to invest in a new unit when compared to the efficiency of your current unit.

 

MATCHING YOUR SYSTEM FOR OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY

Depending upon the type of indoor coil or evaporator coil that you are using, different types of heating and cooling systems will run more efficiently. We will work with you to match your system to your coil, which will ensure that your system performs properly and lives up to its SEER and HSPF ratings. This is something you should talk to us about before you switch over your system, to make sure that you are not sabotaging its efficiency.