GE Profile PWDV14W**#: running cost
At 700 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PWDV14W**#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.1% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 359 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $18/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is Frigidaire FHWW145WE1 ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense AW1422TW1W ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among GE Profile's 9 certified room air conditioners, this is the priciest to run, $56/year over the PWDV08W**#, the brand's cheapest.
GE Profile PWDV14W**# over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $132/year, the GE Profile PWDV14W**# adds up to about $1,316 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PWDV14W**# runs above its category average. If the room air conditioner you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $132/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The GE Profile PWDV14W**# already costs $132/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 359 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.