Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C: running cost
At 600 kWh/yr, the Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $113 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 Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 281 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C on that list: Hykolity ACB-2623 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Keplerx KARC12RSVE1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Insignia lineup
The Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C is the only room air conditioner from Insignia that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full room air conditioner category.
Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Insignia NS-AC12WWH5-C costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/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
At $113/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.