Running cost for the Keplerx KARC14RSVE1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 at 700 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $132 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 Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 16.1% above it, ranking 361 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $18/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 on that list: Hisense AW1422TW1W ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Keystone KSTAW141WA ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Keplerx lineup
Ranked 4 of Keplerx's 6 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the KARC8RSVE1 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the KBRC24RSVE2 ($254/yr, its priciest).
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 Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 that long and it costs about $1,316 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $132/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 already costs $132/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 361 of 447, the Keplerx KARC14RSVE1 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. The 700 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.