Energy | How Much Energy Is Saved By Raising The Setting For A Home Air Conditioner?
How much energy is saved by raising the setting for a home air conditioner?
For every Fahrenheit the inside temperature is increased, the energy needed for air conditioning is reduced by 3 percent. If all consumers raised the settings on their air conditioners by 6 Fahrenheit, for example, 190,000 barrels of oil could be saved each day.
Sources: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth, p. 30; Luetzelschwab, John. Household Energy Use and Conservation, p. 168.
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