Hisense AW1422TW1W: running cost
At 700 kWh/yr, the Hisense AW1422TW1W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.1% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 360 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 $18/year over 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 GE Profile PWDV14W**# ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr).
Within the Hisense lineup
Hisense makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 14 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WCT06W25A at $62/yr, and its priciest, the AW2223TW3W at $207/yr.
Hisense AW1422TW1W over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $132/year, the Hisense AW1422TW1W adds up to about $1,316 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $132/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 Hisense AW1422TW1W or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Hisense AW1422TW1W 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.
The data behind this page
At rank 360 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. The 700 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.