STANDARD CENTRAL A/C AND HEAT PUMP: COST AND EFFICIENCY DATA

ARI

% Change Incr.

over Manuf. Retail 

Level Description Baseline Cost Price

(1998$) (1998$)

-1 9 SEER -10% $0.00 $2,236

0 10 SEER 0% $0.00 $2,236

1 11 SEER 10% $0.00 $2,357

2 12 SEER 20% $0.00 $2,5103 13 SEER 30% $0.00 $2,7154 14 SEER 40% $0.00 $3,0205 15 SEER 50% $0.00 $3,3026 16 SEER 60% $0.00 $3,3027 17 SEER 70% $0.00 $3,3028 18 SEER 80% $0.00 $3,3029 19 SEER 90% $0.00 $3,3020 10 SEER 0% $0.00 $2,236

Product: Split A/C

Baseline Retail Price $2,236Average System Capacity 35 kBtu/hr

Transpose of table

SEER Level 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

HSPF Level 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.2 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.6 

 Description 9 SEER 10 SEER 11 SEER 12 SEER 13 SEER 14 SEER 15 SEER 16 SEER 17 SEER 

% Change over Baseline -50% -40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 

Retail Split A/C ARI (Mean) (1998$) $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,357 $2,510 $2,715 $3,020 $3,302 $3,302 $3,302 

Split A/C Rev Eng (1998$) $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,236 $2,327 $2,449 $2,571 $2,860 $2,990 $2,990 $2,990 

Price per Unit Package A/C ARI (Mean) (1998$) $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,795 $2,903 $3,229 $3,466 $3,822 $3,822 $3,822 

Package A/C Rev Eng (1998$) $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,607 $2,696 $2,765 $3,032 $3,338 $3,466 $3,466 $3,466 

as a Function of Split H/P ARI (Mean) (1998$) $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,779 $3,933 $4,155 $4,376 $4,873 $4,873 $4,873 

Split H/P Rev Eng (1998$) $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,668 $3,723 $3,812 $4,000 $4,542 $4,707 $4,707 $4,707 

Efficiency Package H/P ARI (Mean) (1998$) $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,759 $3,920 $4,286 $4,458 $4,893 $4,893 $4,893 

Package H/P Rev Eng (1998$) $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,599 $3,691 $3,748 $4,034 $4,446 $4,584 $4,584 $4,584 

Level

Energy Split A/C Cooling (kWh) 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 

Use Package A/C Cooling (kWh) 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 

per Split H/P Cooling (kWh) 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 

kBtu Split H/P Heating (kWh) 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.12 

of Cooling Package H/P Cooling (kWh) 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 

or Heating Package H/P Heating (kWh) 0.20 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.12 

Room A/C Cooling (kWh) 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 

Split A/C ARI (Mean) (1998$) $26 $26 $26 $26 $26 $26 $26 $27 $27 $47 $55 $55 $55 

Annual Split A/C Rev Eng (1998$) $26 $26 $26 $26 $26 $26 $26 $27 $27 $43 $46 $46 $46 

Equipment Package A/C ARI (Mean) (1998$) $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $35 $57 $67 $67 $67 

Package A/C Rev Eng (1998$) $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $34 $35 $54 $57 $57 $57 

Repair

Split H/P ARI (Mean) (1998$) $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $39 $57 $70 $70 $70 

Cost Split H/P Rev Eng (1998$) $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $38 $39 $61 $66 $66 $66 

Package H/P ARI (Mean) (1998$) $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $40 $40 $62 $74 $74 $74 Package H/P Rev Eng (1998$) $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $40 $40 $62 $66 $66 $66 

Compressor Split A/C (1998$) $278 $278 $278 $278 $278 $278 $332 $334 $360 $360 $458 $458 $458 

Replacement Package A/C (1998$) $278 $278 $278 $278 $278 $278 $332 $334 $360 $360 $458 $458 $458 

Cost Split H/P (1998$) $283 $283 $283 $283 $283 $283 $335 $335 $364 $466 $564 $564 $564 

Package H/P (1998$) $283 $283 $283 $283 $283 $283 $335 $335 $364 $466 $564 $564 $564 
Product Option List: Note: The CPI index for Appliance and Furniture repair, field SE3406 in ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/time.series/mu/mu.data.12.USHousing

indicates that appliance repair costs are approximately constant in inflation-adjusted dollars. 

Split A/C

Package A/C

Split HP

Package HP

Cooling and Heating Hours vs. Census Division

Census Division: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Commercial

CAC Cooling kWh 812 1403 1232 1820 2913 2859 3760 2823 1313 5824Heat Pump Cooling kWh 503 1781 1385 2651 2484 3242 4033 2917 733 5824Heat Pump Heating kWh 6868 6010 7449 821 3054 5550 3291 4475 4347 2654CAC SEER 8.76 9.19 9.11 9.07 9.01 9.23 9.15 9.18 8.79 9.05Heat Pump SEER 8.55 8.83 9.73 8.88 9.30 9.42 9.31 8.82 9.21 9.11Heat Pump HSPF 6.50 6.59 6.90 6.61 6.80 6.81 6.74 6.58 6.74 6.70Cooling Hours

Split A/C 203 368 321 472 750 754 983 740 330 1506

Package A/C 203 368 321 472 750 754 983 740 330 1506

Split H/P 123 449 385 672 660 872 1072 735 193 1517

Package H/P 123 449 385 672 660 872 1072 735 193 1517

Heating Hours

Split A/C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0

Package A/C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0

Split H/P 1276 1132 1469 155 593 1080 634 841 837 508

Package H/P 1276 1132 1469 155 593 1080 634 841 837 508

RECS 97 Regional Household Weights

Central Air Conditioners 0.9% 8.5% 18.6% 10.1% 17.7% 7.0% 15.7% 3.9% 7.7% 10.0%Heat pumps 0.3% 3.5% 2.6% 0.8% 55.5% 10.7% 7.1% 4.3% 5.3% 10.0%Shares-Un-normalized Sum

1.0% 9.5% 20.6% 11.2% 19.6% 7.8% 17.4% 4.3% 8.6% 11.1% 111.1%

0.3% 3.9% 2.9% 0.8% 61.6% 11.9% 7.9% 4.8% 5.9% 11.1% 111.1%