Running cost for the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ085WD1
At 400 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ085WD1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 72 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 $38/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 Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ083WC1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire Gallery GHWW085TE1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Frigidaire Gallery makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GHWQ083WC1 at $75/yr, and its priciest, the GHWW125TE1 at $113/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ085WD1 costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ085WD1 is already efficient for its category at $75/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
The Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ085WD1 already costs $75/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 400 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.