Friedrich KCVS08B10A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Friedrich KCVS08B10A
ENERGY STAR certifies the Friedrich KCVS08B10A at 407.8 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $77 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Friedrich KCVS08B10A against the category
That's 32.4% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 124 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $37/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Keystone KSTAW08INV-HC ($78/yr, 413.8 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Friedrich KCVS08B10A. Midea MWCUPWHP-09HEFN8-BCL1N ($76/yr, 404.8 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Friedrich lineup
Friedrich makes 28 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 28 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCV08A10A at $75/yr, and its priciest, the KCVL36B30A at $394/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Friedrich KCVS08B10A that long and it costs about $767 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Friedrich KCVS08B10A is already efficient for its category at $77/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
At $77/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 407.8 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.