Hykolity ACB-2601 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Hykolity ACB-2601
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hykolity ACB-2601 at 400 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hykolity ACB-2601 against the category
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 80 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $38/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hykolity ACB-2621 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hykolity ACB-2601. Honeywell HAC-8I ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Hykolity's own models
Hykolity sells 6 certified room air conditioners; this one runs cheapest of them, $38/year under the ACB-2623, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Hykolity ACB-2601 adds up to about $752 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Hykolity ACB-2601 is already efficient for its category at $75/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
The Hykolity ACB-2601 already costs $75/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 80 of 447, the Hykolity ACB-2601 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.