What the Frigidaire FHWW145WE1 costs to run
The Frigidaire FHWW145WE1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 700 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Frigidaire FHWW145WE1 against the category
That's 16.1% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 358 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 $18/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE Profile PWDV14W**# ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Frigidaire FHWW145WE1. ELEMENT EHWR14BE ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Frigidaire lineup
Frigidaire makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 4 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FHWW085WE1 at $75/yr, and its priciest, the FHWW245WE2 at $254/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FHWW145WE1 costs roughly $1,316 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $132/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 Frigidaire FHWW145WE1 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $132/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 700 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.