Hykolity ACB-2622 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Hykolity ACB-2622 costs to run
The Hykolity ACB-2622 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 500 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 177 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 $19/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 Hykolity ACB-2622: Hykolity ACB-2602 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), then Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Comparing Hykolity's own models
Ranked 4 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $94/year, the Hykolity ACB-2622 adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
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
A room air conditioner like the Hykolity ACB-2622 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.
Where this number comes from
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.