K�hl KCVS08B10B: running cost
At 383.8 kWh/yr, the K�hl KCVS08B10B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $72 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 36.4% less, ranking 50 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 $41/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 K�hl KCVS08B10B: TCL W8WC72-B ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), then LG LW8022IVSM ($73/yr, 387.1 kWh/yr).
Within the K�hl lineup
Of the 8 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners K�hl makes, the KCVS08B10B is the cheapest to run, $275/year less than K�hl's priciest, the KCVL36B30B.
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 K�hl KCVS08B10B that long and it costs about $722 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $72/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$72/year to run is the predictable cost of the K�hl KCVS08B10B; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 383.8 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 50 of 447, the K�hl KCVS08B10B 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.