Gradient CCHP11 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Gradient CCHP11: running cost
The Gradient CCHP11 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 415.2 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $78 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 Gradient CCHP11 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 31.1% less, ranking 128 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gradient CCHP11 on that list: Midea MWAUQB-08HRFN8-BCL0 ($78/yr, 413.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LW8024IVSM ($80/yr, 425 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Gradient lineup
The Gradient CCHP11 is the only room air conditioner from Gradient that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full room air conditioner category.
Gradient CCHP11 over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Gradient CCHP11 that long and it costs about $781 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $78/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Gradient CCHP11 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 415.2 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 128 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.