HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU: running cost
The HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU is certified by ENERGY STAR at 391.9 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $74 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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 35% less, ranking 58 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $40/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU: GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A ($73/yr, 389.1 kWh/yr), then Midea MAW08HV1KWT-A ($75/yr, 397.4 kWh/yr).
Comparing HOUSE KOBO's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners HOUSE KOBO makes, the KOBOGJC08BU is the cheapest to run, $37/year less than HOUSE KOBO's priciest, the KOBOGJC12BU.
HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU costs roughly $737 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 58 of 447, the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC08BU 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 391.9 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.