Our HVAC died and we lost our big trees but there is a silver lining... [View all]

This summer, we lost the trees that provide shade over our house and into our yard. Also, the air decided to retire after 3 decades so we had to replace the whole unit. I was worried about how hot the house would get without any shade and how much the air would run. I guess it was better that we replaced the air before it had to struggle to its death.

However, my bills have been lower. I guess today's units are more efficient than the old guys. My husband said the unit was probably good at the time it was installed but it was inefficient for the size of the house. It's September and still hot here in GA but so far there hasn't been a big spike in the AC bill. (After the shock of replacing the darn thing.)