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What is Cheaper to run Standard Airconditioning or Solar Airconditiong?

2011-07-14

Solar air conditioning systems are hybrid units which use the heat of the sun to reduce the energy needed to drive the cooling process of an conditioning system. This in turn, reduces the energy needed to run the air conditioning compressor.

The only difference you'll see on your house is the Thermal Collector which looks a bit like a solar panel. The Thermal Collector super heats and pressurises the gases working in place of the compressor at every opportunity, so electrically powered compression is only needed for 2 minutes out of 10, compared to a conventional system where it runs on average 8 minutes out of 10.

With the new Solar technology breakthrough, the energy efficient savings are 55% of traditional running cost.  The hybrid solar systems can save the average household $600/year in energy bills