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Originally Posted by red-beard

My electric bill in the "Winter" is about $100 per month. And in the middle of summer is a bit over $300. I expect to reduce my summer bill by about $80 per month. And overall about $500 per year. Really wanted the Variable speed unit, but I couldn't justify 50% more cost.

That's an impressive reduction. Hopefully, you see it.

I added insulation to our home a couple/few years before we sold it. I think it was about $500 worth of insulation, and we made that back in a year. This was in a home made in '67 that was probably as air tight as a colander. It was two story with a single unit, so I upgraded the thermostat to a smart therm that I was able to schedule the fan to run periodically which helped keep the temp differential between upstairs and down to a reasonable difference, especially during certain times of the year.