Friedrich KCVS16B30A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Friedrich KCVS16B30A costs to run
The Friedrich KCVS16B30A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 843.8 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $159 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 KCVS16B30A compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.9% above it, ranking 390 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $45/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Friedrich KCVS16B30A on that list: Brothers 102387 ($159/yr, 843.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW18RV1KWT ($159/yr, 843.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Friedrich lineup
Ranked 18 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).
Friedrich KCVS16B30A over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $159/year, the Friedrich KCVS16B30A adds up to about $1,586 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $159/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 KCVS16B30A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Friedrich KCVS16B30A 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. Ranked 390 of 447, the Friedrich KCVS16B30A 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.