Friedrich CCV18A30A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Friedrich CCV18A30A: running cost
At 937.5 kWh/yr, the Friedrich CCV18A30A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $176 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 Friedrich CCV18A30A compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 55.5% above it, ranking 404 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $63/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Friedrich CCV18A30A on that list: LG LW1822IVSM ($173/yr, 918.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while HEMA DS-2W1822CI ($176/yr, 937.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 19 of Friedrich's 28 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the CCV08A10A ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KCVL36B30A ($394/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $176/year, the Friedrich CCV18A30A adds up to about $1,763 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $176/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the Friedrich CCV18A30A or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the Friedrich CCV18A30A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Ranked 404 of 447, the Friedrich CCV18A30A 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 937.5 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.