(Source: energy.gov) Air Conditioners use electric energy to transfer heat and humidity from the interior of your home or office to the relatively warmer outside environment. They employs the same operating principles and basic components as your home refrigerator. The basic concept is that a chemical called refrigerant, loops from inside the home to outside and back again, absorbing and casting out heat in the process. Simply put, the refrigerant comes into the home cold, it