Hisense AWL0826TW1W Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Hisense AWL0826TW1W costs to run
The Hisense AWL0826TW1W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 400 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $75 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 Hisense AWL0826TW1W compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.7% less, ranking 77 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense AWL0826TW1W on that list: Hisense AHW0823TW1W ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense HLAW0825TW ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 4 of Hisense's 16 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the WCT06W25A ($62/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the AW2223TW3W ($207/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Hisense AWL0826TW1W that long and it costs about $752 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $75/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 Hisense AWL0826TW1W 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 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.