GE Appliances AWGP12W# Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the GE Appliances AWGP12W# costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Appliances AWGP12W# at 625 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $118 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.
How the GE Appliances AWGP12W# compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.6% above it, ranking 324 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE Appliances AWGP12W# on that list: Friedrich KCVS12B10A ($118/yr, 625 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW12HV1KWT-A ($118/yr, 625 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE Appliances's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners GE Appliances makes, the AWGP12W# costs the most to run, $32/year more than GE Appliances's cheapest, the AWGP08W#.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Appliances AWGP12W# costs roughly $1,175 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $118/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
Whether or not the GE Appliances AWGP12W# ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 324 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.