Friedrich WCVT12B30A: running cost
The Friedrich WCVT12B30A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 733.8 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $138 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Friedrich WCVT12B30A against the category
That's 21.7% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 376 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 $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Brothers 102395 ($142/yr, 755.4 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Friedrich WCVT12B30A. K�hl KCVS16B30B ($136/yr, 721.9 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Friedrich's own models
Friedrich makes 28 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 15 of 28 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCV08A10A at $75/yr, and its priciest, the KCVL36B30A at $394/yr.
Friedrich WCVT12B30A over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Friedrich WCVT12B30A costs roughly $1,380 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Friedrich WCVT12B30A runs above its category average. If the room air conditioner you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $138/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $138/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 376 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.