What the Hisense AALW08TW26 costs to run
At 400 kWh/yr, the Hisense AALW08TW26's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hisense AALW08TW26 against the category
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 75 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 $38/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hisense AHW0823TW1W ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense AALW08TW26. GE Profile PWDV08W**# ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Hisense makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WCT06W25A at $62/yr, and its priciest, the AW2223TW3W at $207/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Hisense AALW08TW26 adds up to about $752 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Hisense AALW08TW26 is already efficient for its category at $75/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
A room air conditioner like the Hisense AALW08TW26 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 400 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.