Let's face it, summer is slow to arrive in France! But when the weather is very nice and hot, we bet that you will let yourself be seduced like many others: air conditioning...a refreshing boost in your office or your home, tempting?
To avoid sweating when you receive your bill, you might as well pay it carefully, because this equipment consumes a lot of energy.
As with heating in winter, a set temperature must be set:
26°C, not below.
Even in very hot weather, the temperature difference between the outside and the inside must be 7-8°C maximum. Because air conditioning dries the air and can cause discomfort.
Properly adjusting your air conditioner has a very visible impact on energy consumption:
By setting at 26°C instead of 25°C, there is 13% less consumption.
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Not bad but concretely? Let's take an example based on the fleet of one of our customers.
An average administrative office building of 1100 m2, occupied by 50 people. Year of construction 1975, like half of the tertiary buildings in France.
Assumption taken into account: building occupancy of 8 hours/day on average and 80 days worked during the summer period.
Result lowering the air conditioning by 1°C = a saving of 8448 kWh/year.
That is the equivalent of 2 round trips to China in an electric car (10,480km traveled).
Being more energy-efficient can therefore compensate for your future trip to China. QED
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