GE Profile PWDV08W**#: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PWDV08W**# at 400 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $75 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 PWDV08W**# compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.7% less, ranking 74 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE Profile PWDV08W**# on that list: Frigidaire Gallery GHWW085TE1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense AALW08TW26 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners GE Profile makes, the PWDV08W**# is the cheapest to run, $56/year less than GE Profile's priciest, the PWDV14W**#.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the GE Profile PWDV08W**# adds up to about $752 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PWDV08W**#; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 74 of 447, the GE Profile PWDV08W**# sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.