Air conditioning in Haslemere has already helped countless families and employees enjoy a comfortable environment for life and work. But as more of us choose to cool our homes with heat pumps, at the same time as trying to lower our energy usage, we might be asking, “is air conditioning bad for the environment?”
Is air conditioning bad for the environment?
With many of us getting our information from the internet, it’s not always easy to find a realistic picture of the environmental impact of air conditioning. Google and AI draw their information from all over the world, from areas that have hot weather twelve months of the year to more temperate places like the UK. Air conditioning might be standard practice for these hot countries, so they have more information about it. This means that any data we find on the impact of air conditioning is skewed in favour of countries where the majority of buildings have it, like the USA.
In fact, ultra efficient heat pumps like the ones we install take 80% of their energy from the air and only the other 20% relies on electricity. This means that they have a relatively low carbon footprint – far lower than fans or other cooling devices that depend entirely on electricity.
As we look at air conditioning data, we also need to remember that data from hot countries might show that they use air conditioning day and night, all year round. Some air conditioning users also choose to set it to the lowest temperature. This will, of course, increase the carbon footprint of their air conditioning.
However, in the UK, we don’t tend to use our air conditioning in this manner. We use heat pumps to cool our homes in summer and warm them in winter, and we turn them off when we don’t need them. And if we’re mindful of what temperature we set them to, we can use even less energy to keep our homes at a comfortable temperature. Find out more about running your air conditioning efficiently here.
Air conditioning in Haslemere
Installing air conditioning in Haslemere – or any other part of Surrey or Hampshire – is an easy way to heat and cool your home in an energy efficient way. Many of our customers see a reduction in their bills – this means they’re using less energy and lowering their carbon footprints.
To find out more about how a heat pump could make a positive difference in your home, explore our site or get in touch today on 01483 570 120.