Hybrid A/C - How Does It Save?

Air Conditioning is Costing Your Business Too Much

With the rising cost of energy, electric bills are taking an increasing toll on the bottom line. For many businesses, the primary culprit is air conditioning. That’s because air conditioning is the largest user of electricity during peak hours, when the cost of electricity is the highest.

Hybrid Air Conditioning offers a proven alternative that provides efficient cooling comfort while dramatically cutting electricity costs and helping the environment. By shifting 95% of the energy used for air conditioning from expensive peak daytime rates to low nighttime rates with Hybrid A/C, businesses and commercial establishments can typically see immediate savings of up to 20-30% on monthly electric bills.

With time-of-use electricity rates, the cost of electricity during peak daytime hours can be several times the cost of the same amount of electricity used at night. That means “when” you use electricity can have as much of an impact on your bill as “how much” you use. The 95% power reduction from Hybrid A/C not only cuts the amount of electricity purchased at higher rates, but also the peak demand charge levied by many utility rate structures.

Air conditioning averages about 45% of total building electricity use during peak hours, far exceeding that of lighting and other equipment. The table below provides examples of the dramatic peak power reduction made possible by Hybrid A/C. When you combine the quantity of kilowatts moved with the savings per kilowatt, it’s easy to see the positive impact Hybrid A/C can have on the bottom line.