Heat Pump Operating Co$t Estimate for Replacement/ Southeast U.S.2000 S.F. Residence

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What is a reasonable operating cost savings expectation when replacing a "old" heat pump?
______________________________ "old" might be about 15 years

HEAT PUMP REPLACEMENT ___ SOUTHEAST U.S. ___
Typical Cooling Degree Days 1,500 and Heating Degree Days 2,900

1,700 to 2,200 Square Feet ____ $0.12 per KiloWatt-Hour
Operating Cost Comparison __ based on 3 Tons and 30,000 BTU/Hr

___________ BALL_PARK COST ______ ......... ___
________ 14 SEER versus 10 SEER
Cooling - Standard Yearly Operating Cost: ___ $645
Cooling - High Efficiency Yearly Operating Cost: $461
____________________ ____ Yearly Savings:_ $184 .. ~29%

_________ 8.8 HSPF versus 7.7 ______ ........ ____
Heating - Standard Yearly Operating Cost: __ $812
Heating - High Efficiency Yearly Operating Cost:$710
__________________________ Yearly Savings:$102 ... ~12%

The Cooling Degree Days (CDD) and Heating Degree Days (HDD) average values
are conveniently provided in the noted program based on the selected city.

_ K.I.S.S. ... Keep It Simple and Sincere _
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_____ One might expect __ $286 __ Annual operating cost savings
____________ for an area with $0.12 /kW rate.

__ $3,400 savings in 10 years ( 4% electric rate escalation) is notable.

- Impact of Defrost cycles are not addressed. -

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