At my first house the AC unit was located on the west side. Totally unshaded and during the afternoon/evening the unit was blistering hot because of the sun.
I built a large three sided well ventilated wooden cover to shade it and it made a difference in how quickly it could cool down the house.
When I built this house I designed it so the unit would sit on the east side out of sun during the peak cooling times of the day.
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