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by tripletao 2132 days ago
The ratio of thermal power moved to electrical power input is more properly called "coefficient of performance" rather than "efficiency", but it's far greater than 100% in modern equipment.

> From 1990 to 2013, U.S. shipment-weighted efficiency for residential split-system A/Cs increased from 9.5 SEER (~2.2 COP) to 14.9 SEER (~3.8 COP).

https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/07/f33/The%20Fu...