Friedrich KHVM24B34A: running cost
At 1,363.1 kWh/yr, the Friedrich KHVM24B34A'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 $256 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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 126.1% above it, ranking 436 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $143/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Friedrich KHVM24B34A: Sea Breeze WA324ZREB ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr), then Friedrich CCV24A30A ($266/yr, 1,417.3 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 24 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Friedrich KHVM24B34A costs roughly $2,563 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $256/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 KHVM24B34A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Friedrich KHVM24B34A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.