Running cost for the Brothers 102397
ENERGY STAR certifies the Brothers 102397 at 531.9 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 11.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 218 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $13/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is K�hl+ KHVS10B11B ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Brothers 102399 ($100/yr, 531.9 kWh/yr).
Within the Brothers lineup
Brothers makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 3 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 102372 at $49/yr, and its priciest, the 102387 at $159/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Brothers 102397 that long and it costs about $1,000 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Brothers 102397 is already efficient for its category at $100/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $100/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.