HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU: running cost
At 510.2 kWh/yr, the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.4% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 214 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 $17/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 GREE GJC10BU-A6DRNJ2A ($96/yr, 510.2 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PHNT10CCH1 ($99/yr, 525.5 kWh/yr).
Within the HOUSE KOBO lineup
HOUSE KOBO makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KOBOGJC08BU at $74/yr, and its priciest, the KOBOGJC12BU at $110/yr.
HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU costs roughly $959 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU is already efficient for its category at $96/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$96/year to run is the predictable cost of the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 214 of 447, the HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC10BU 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.