What the Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 costs to run
The Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 268 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 $1/year under 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 Friedrich CCV12A10A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ123WC1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FHWW085WE1 at $75/yr, and its priciest, the FHWW245WE2 at $254/yr.
Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 is already efficient for its category at $113/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 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.
The data behind this page
Ranked 268 of 447, the Frigidaire FHWW125WE1 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. The 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.