GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1
The GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 622.4 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $117 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 Profile PHNT12CCH1 compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.2% above it, ranking 322 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 Profile PHNT12CCH1 on that list: ZOKOP TIWC-12CRD1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Friedrich KCVS12B10A ($118/yr, 625 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $117/year, the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 adds up to about $1,170 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $117/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
A room air conditioner like the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 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.
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 322 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.