Running cost for the K�hl KCVS12B10B
ENERGY STAR certifies the K�hl KCVS12B10B at 569.4 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
K�hl KCVS12B10B against the category
That's 5.6% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 248 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 $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GREE GJC12BU-A6DRNJ2A ($110/yr, 586.7 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the K�hl KCVS12B10B. K�hl KCVS12B30B ($107/yr, 567 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the K�hl lineup
K�hl makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 3 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the KCVS08B10B at $72/yr, and its priciest, the KCVL36B30B at $347/yr.
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 K�hl KCVS12B10B that long and it costs about $1,070 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The K�hl KCVS12B10B is already efficient for its category at $107/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
The K�hl KCVS12B10B already costs $107/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 569.4 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 248 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.