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Hmm... a typical home Air Conditioner is 15 to 20 SEER, which apparently stands for 15 BTU/hr per Watt.

15 BTU/hr == 5 Watts of cooling per Watt of input.

So it appears you are correct. To move 500W watts of heat, you only need 100W of air conditioner power.



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