Running cost for the Hykolity ACB-2602
At 500 kWh/yr, the Hykolity ACB-2602's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $94 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.
How the Hykolity ACB-2602 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 176 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hykolity ACB-2602 on that list: Hisense AWUS1026TW ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hykolity ACB-2622 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Hykolity lineup
Ranked 3 of Hykolity's 6 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the ACB-2601 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ACB-2623 ($113/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Hykolity ACB-2602 that long and it costs about $940 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $94/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
The Hykolity ACB-2602 already costs $94/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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. The 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.