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Energy Efficient Homes: Air Conditioning

Energy Efficient Home: Air Conditioning

Photo by Les Harrison, Wakulla County Extension Director

Welcome to the Florida summer!!! Feeling the heat?  No pool to cool off in?  Running your air conditioner and then feeling blue when the bill …

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Permanent link to this article: http://bay.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/07/27/energy-efficient-homes-air-conditioning/

Shade Trees Reduce Energy Use

Rob Trawick
County Agent – Horticulture
Jackson County
rob.trawick@ufl.edu

The heat is on, and we can expect daytime highs around 90 or above and nighttime lows in the 70s from now until September. As the days get longer and the sunlight grows more intense, our home air conditioning systems work harder and …

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Permanent link to this article: http://bay.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/07/16/shade-trees-reduce-energy-use/