GE Profile PWDV12W**#: running cost
At 600 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PWDV12W**#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PWDV12W**# against the category
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 272 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hisense 143-1306-8 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PWDV12W**#. Frigidaire Gallery GHWW125TE1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE Profile lineup
GE Profile makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 6 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PWDV08W**# at $75/yr, and its priciest, the PWDV14W**# at $132/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PWDV12W**# costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PWDV12W**# is already efficient for its category at $113/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $113/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 272 of 447, the GE Profile PWDV12W**# 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. The 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.