Cooling Load Profile and Strategy
Growth in Air Conditioner Stock
Fraction of Households
Ownership of Air Conditioners
Urbanization Climate
2014
2030
2050
2014
2030
2050
Hot
33%
41%
50%
35%
50%
80%
Urban
Temperate
46%
44%
41%
4%
6%
10%
Hot
9%
7%
6%
10%
15%
25%
Rural Temperate
12%
8%
5%
1%
1%
2%
Total/Weighted Average
100%
100%
100%
14%
24%
45%
.
In 2014, 33% of Urban households in warm climates have AC, and 14% of all
household had AC
Urbanization could rise from about 80% to 90% by 2050
Trend from Temperate to Hot climates continues with % hot rising to 55% by 2050
Ownership raises in all categories, but especially in hot urban areas
Net result of these factors is three-fold increase in AC ownership from 14 to 45%
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