Running cost for the GE PWJV08W**#
At 375 kWh/yr, the GE PWJV08W**#'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $71 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
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 37.8% less, ranking 33 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 $43/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 PWJV08W**#: Vissani VAW06V1KWTS ($62/yr, 328.5 kWh/yr), then Midea 1010451315 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners GE makes, the PWJV08W**# is the cheapest to run, $53/year less than GE's priciest, the PWJV14W**#.
GE PWJV08W**# over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $71/year, the GE PWJV08W**# adds up to about $705 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $71/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
At $71/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. At rank 33 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.