Hisense AWUS1026TW Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Hisense AWUS1026TW: running cost
The Hisense AWUS1026TW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 500 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 175 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 $19/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 Hisense AW1023TW1W ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hykolity ACB-2602 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hisense's own models
Hisense makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 7 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 $94/year, the Hisense AWUS1026TW adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Hisense AWUS1026TW is already efficient for its category at $94/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Hisense AWUS1026TW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.