Running cost for the Century RXTS-101A
The Century RXTS-101A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 500 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 163 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 $19/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 BLACK+DECKER BD10NWES ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Comfort Aire RXTS-101A ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Comparing Century's own models
Century makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RXTS-81A at $75/yr, and its priciest, the RXTS-121A at $113/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $94/year, the Century RXTS-101A adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Century RXTS-101A is already efficient for its category at $94/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
The Century RXTS-101A already costs $94/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 163 of 447, the Century RXTS-101A sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.