Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ105WD1: running cost
The Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ105WD1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 500 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $94 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 17.1% less, ranking 171 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 $19/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 GHWQ105WD1: Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ103WC1 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire Gallery GHWW105TE1 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire Gallery's own models
Ranked 5 of Frigidaire Gallery's 9 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the GHWQ083WC1 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GHWW125TE1 ($113/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $94/year, the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ105WD1 adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $94/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire Gallery GHWQ105WD1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 500 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.