Friedrich CCV24A30A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Friedrich CCV24A30A at 1,417.3 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $266 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 135% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 437 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 $153/year over 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 Friedrich KHVM24B34A ($256/yr, 1,363.1 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TCL H24W4KW ($266/yr, 1,417.3 kWh/yr).
Within the Friedrich lineup
Friedrich makes 28 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 25 of 28 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCV08A10A at $75/yr, and its priciest, the KCVL36B30A at $394/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 Friedrich CCV24A30A that long and it costs about $2,665 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $266/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 CCV24A30A or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Friedrich CCV24A30A 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 437 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.