{"id":50727,"date":"2021-07-05T13:14:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T02:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=50727"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:43:37","slug":"air-conditioner-energy-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/air-conditioner-energy-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"New Energy Rating Labels For Air Conditioners Are Brilliant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New aircon energy rating labels! Are you excited? You should be…<\/p><\/div>\r\n

The most energy-efficient and cost-effective way to heat your home is to use your reverse-cycle air conditioner.\u00a0 Even the least efficient aircon uses far less energy than electric resistance heating.\u00a0 But buying the least efficient air conditioner is a bad idea.\u00a0 You’ll be better off with a highly efficient one — or at least the most efficient one that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. <\/p>\r\n

To help those looking for an air conditioner that won’t guzzle electricity, the government has introduced improved energy efficiency labels.\u00a0 Because an air-conditioner’s efficiency depends on the local climate, they divide Australia into three zones — Hot, Average, and Cold — with New Zealand included in the cold zone.<\/p>\r\n

You can see the new labels on some air conditioners in stores now, but the old ones may not all be gone until March 2025.<\/p>\r\n

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The new labels will eventually be required for all residential-sized split system air conditioners.\u00a0 These have an indoor wall unit and an outdoor compressor unit.\u00a0 Window mounted units will also need them.\u00a0 Large ducted air conditioners<\/a> aren’t required to have the new labels, but manufacturers are permitted to obtain and display them.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The majority of air conditioners are reverse cycle and will have stars for both cooling and heating, but some units can only cool and will have no energy stars for heating.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

What This Article Covers<\/h2>\r\n

In this article, I’ll tell you:<\/p>\r\n