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How to Reduce Air Conditioning Energy Costs for Your Home
Air conditioning your home can be expensive and use a lot of energy. Watch this video for some simple tips on ways to reduce your energy bills such as installing tinted film, adding awnings to sunny windows, or planting shade trees on the sunny side of your house.  ...More

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To reduce the air conditioning bills in your home:

  • Install a tinted film on the inside of your windows to reduce the amount of heat coming in your house by over 60% and prevent harmful UV rays from damaging fabrics and furnishings.
  • Add awnings to sunny windows to reduce the temperature of a room by up to 15 degrees and save 25% on the air conditioning for that room.
  • Plant shade trees that shed their leaves in winter on the sunny (south and west) sides of your house.



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  1. Kee Bear Says:
    January 26th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    What about using a newer unit? I heard getting a newer unit can save hundreds of dollars from a unit being 10 to 20 or more years old. Is that true?

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