Planning for Potential Refrigerant Shortages

An HVAC Minute Video Update: September 25, 2023

The AIM Act, which passed in December 2020, will result in an 85% reduction of HFC refrigerant by 2036. The first reduction last year started off with a 10% reduction. Next year, an additional 30% of HFC production will be cut, ultimately causing significant impacts to the HVACR industry. Experts are even predicting that the steep reduction to come could result in the shortage of popular refrigerants such as R-410A and R-134a, as well as a spike in refrigerant prices. All of this could notably affect HVACR contractors, and in order to handle the changes to come, they have to start to prepare now.

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Hannah Belloli is an editor at The ACHR NEWS. She has been with BNP Media for over two years. Hannah holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Wayne State University, where she also obtained minors in English, journalism, and creative writing. As a daughter of a carpenter, she has admired the trade industry for as long as she can remember.

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