What the Friedrich KHVS10B11A costs to run
The Friedrich KHVS10B11A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 546.4 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $103 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 KHVS10B11A compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 9.4% less, ranking 229 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Friedrich KHVS10B11A on that list: Friedrich WCVT10B10B ($100/yr, 533.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Brothers 102073 ($106/yr, 562.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Friedrich's own models
Ranked 6 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Friedrich KHVS10B11A that long and it costs about $1,027 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $103/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the Friedrich KHVS10B11A 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
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. The 546.4 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.