Air conditioner costs have about doubled under Senile Biden, mostly due to his regulations.
Your next new home air conditioner could set you back $12,000 or more, with federal regulators contributing to the rising cost of staying cool.
Before 2020, buying and installing a new residential central air conditioner typically cost well under $10,000. Many jobs, including both purchase and installation, fell in the $6,000 to $7,000 range—about half the current price—says Martin Hoover, a co-owner of Atlanta-based Empire Heating & Air Conditioning.
While many factors, including rising material costs, have contributed to the increase in prices, regulations have played an outsize role. The Energy Department in January 2023 issued a new efficiency standard for residential systems. It necessitated a major redesign
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Next up is an Environmental Protection Agency regulation scheduled to take effect in 2025. It will require air-conditioning equipment makers to use new refrigerants deemed sufficiently climate-friendly. The only refrigerants being used by manufacturers that meet the EPA’s new green standards are classified as mildly flammable. Would-be buyers of these new units may worry about safety, but the bigger issue is cost. Sensors will need to be included in equipment operating with flammable refrigerants to detect leaks and shut off systems as necessary.
In response to questions from investors, manufacturers in earnings conference calls have estimated that the price of compliant equipment will increase at least 10%—hundreds of dollars per system.
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