For me in Central FL they are a game changer, I bought 4 of the 12k btu 120V units and during the day with just a few solar panels on each I pay nothing to keep my 2400 square foot home cool, at night after the house is cooled off they draw almost nothing from AC. I now have my 5 ton power sucking monster central A/C units' breaker turned off
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. Some think the price is high but if you look at decent Mini Splits at say Lowe's or HomeDepot you can pay $1,700 and up. Cheaper models can be as low as $700. Each persons situation is different, for me they are saving me a ton of money and will pay for themselves in just a few years and with what the local power company (Duke Energy) is charging now and their rates are going up again at the end of this year things like this are necessary IMHO.