GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A
ENERGY STAR certifies the GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A at 389.1 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $73 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 35.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 57 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 $40/year under 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 Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 ($73/yr, 387.4 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU ($74/yr, 391.9 kWh/yr).
Comparing GREE's own models
GREE sells 4 certified room air conditioners; this one runs cheapest of them, $37/year under the GJC12BU-A6DRNJ2A, its priciest.
GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A 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 GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A that long and it costs about $732 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A is already efficient for its category at $73/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
$73/year to run is the predictable cost of the GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 389.1 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.