Hisense WAWL1225TW1W Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Hisense WAWL1225TW1W: running cost
The Hisense WAWL1225TW1W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 278 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 $1/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 LWCT12W25A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hykolity ACB-2603 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Hisense makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 13 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Hisense WAWL1225TW1W costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Hisense WAWL1225TW1W is already efficient for its category at $113/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
A room air conditioner like the Hisense WAWL1225TW1W 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
Ranked 278 of 447, the Hisense WAWL1225TW1W sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.