Running cost for the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1 at 400 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $75 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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.7% less, ranking 71 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $38/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1: Frigidaire FHWW085WE1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ085WD1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire Gallery's own models
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners Frigidaire Gallery makes, the GHWQ083WC1 is the cheapest to run, $38/year less than Frigidaire Gallery's priciest, the GHWW125TE1.
Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1 over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1 costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 400 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 71 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.