Running cost for the Hykolity ACB-2623
The Hykolity ACB-2623 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Hykolity ACB-2623 against the category
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 280 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hykolity ACB-2623. Hykolity ACB-2603 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Hykolity lineup
Among Hykolity's 6 certified room air conditioners, this is the priciest to run, $38/year over the ACB-2601, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
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-2623 that long and it costs about $1,128 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Hykolity ACB-2623 is already efficient for its category at $113/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
At $113/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 600 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 280 of 447, the Hykolity ACB-2623 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.