Running cost for the GE PWJV14W**#
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE PWJV14W**# at 656.3 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $123 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE PWJV14W**# against the category
That's 8.8% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 343 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MWEUWA-14CRFN8-BCP0 ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE PWJV14W**#. Friedrich KHVS12B33A ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
Among GE's 3 certified room air conditioners, this is the priciest to run, $53/year over the PWJV08W**#, the brand's cheapest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE PWJV14W**# costs roughly $1,234 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $123/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE PWJV14W**# or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The GE PWJV14W**# already costs $123/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 656.3 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.