Brothers 102372: running cost
The Brothers 102372 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 260.4 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $49 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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 56.8% less, ranking 1 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $64/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Brothers 102372: Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 ($49/yr, 260.4 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners Brothers makes, the 102372 is the cheapest to run, $110/year less than Brothers's priciest, the 102387.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Brothers 102372 that long and it costs about $490 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $49/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
At $49/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 260.4 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The Brothers 102372 is among the cheapest 447 room air conditioners tracked here to run, see the full Room Air Conditioner category page for the rest of the range.