ELEMENT EHWR12BE Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the ELEMENT EHWR12BE
At 600 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT EHWR12BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $113 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 ELEMENT EHWR12BE compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 266 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the ELEMENT EHWR12BE on that list: DELLA 048-TL-W12KI ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Friedrich CCV12A10A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing ELEMENT's own models
Ranked 3 of ELEMENT's 4 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the EHWR08BE ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EHWR14BE ($132/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the ELEMENT EHWR12BE adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the ELEMENT EHWR12BE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 266 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.