ELEMENT EHWR08BE Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
ELEMENT EHWR08BE: running cost
At 400 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT EHWR08BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 68 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 $38/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 DELLA 048-TL-W8KI ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Friedrich CCV08A10A ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Comparing ELEMENT's own models
ELEMENT sells 4 certified room air conditioners; this one runs cheapest of them, $56/year under the EHWR14BE, its priciest.
ELEMENT EHWR08BE over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the ELEMENT EHWR08BE costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The ELEMENT EHWR08BE is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the ELEMENT EHWR08BE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 400 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.