One of the largest providers of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and plumbing services in the United States, ARS/Rescue Rooter, has released a list of the 25 most energy-efficient cities and regions in America based on HVAC systems.
The list is based on the installation of energy-efficient residential cooling and heating systems through the ARS/Rescue Rooter network of service areas in the US.
ARS/Rescue Rooter CEO, Scott Boose, said adoping energy-efficient cooling and heating equipment helps customers save on energy costs.
“By embracing energy-efficient cooling and heating equipment, we can significantly reduce our energy consumption, and help our customers save money,” he said.
The top five cities and regions in America that have adopted energy-efficient equipment are Riverside, California and the surrounding Inland Empire; San Antonio, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Seattle, Washington; and Alexandria, Virginia.
Energy efficiency is measured in two different ways. The efficiency of an air conditioning unit is typically measured using a metric called Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio or SEER.
The efficiency of a furnace is typically measured using a metric called Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency or AFUE. In both cases, a higher rating indicates a more efficient unit.
ARS/Rescue Rooter ranked the cities and regions by those with the highest mix of high efficiency units (higher end SEER/AFUE values) relative to the total units installed in that market.
The analysis looked at the installation of furnaces with an AFUE rating of 80 or greater and air conditioning units with a SEER rating of 14 or greater in markets where more than 200 air conditioning and heating units were sold during 2022.