Brothers 102073 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Brothers 102073: running cost
At 562.5 kWh/yr, the Brothers 102073's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $106 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Brothers 102073 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.7% less, ranking 230 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Brothers 102073 on that list: Friedrich KHVS10B11A ($103/yr, 546.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW12U1KWT ($106/yr, 562.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Brothers's own models
Ranked 5 of Brothers's 9 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the 102372 ($49/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 102387 ($159/yr, its priciest).
Brothers 102073 over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $106/year, the Brothers 102073 adds up to about $1,058 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $106/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Brothers 102073 already costs $106/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 230 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 562.5 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.