Friedrich WCVT10B30A: running cost
At 640.4 kWh/yr, the Friedrich WCVT10B30A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $120 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.2% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 330 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 $7/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 Wallmaster WCVT12B30B ($120/yr, 636.7 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Brothers 102396 ($122/yr, 647.5 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Friedrich makes 28 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 11 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 WCVT10B30A that long and it costs about $1,204 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Friedrich WCVT10B30A is already efficient for its category at $120/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Friedrich WCVT10B30A already costs $120/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 640.4 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.