GE Profile AHTR14AC# Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the GE Profile AHTR14AC# costs to run
The GE Profile AHTR14AC# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 688.8 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $129 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
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 14.2% above it, ranking 355 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 $16/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 GE Profile AHTR14AC#: Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0 ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr), then Danby DAC140EBIBDB ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 8 of GE Profile's 9 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the PWDV08W# ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PWDV14W# ($132/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile AHTR14AC# costs roughly $1,295 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the GE Profile AHTR14AC# is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.