Keplerx KBRC18RSVE2 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Keplerx KBRC18RSVE2: running cost
The Keplerx KBRC18RSVE2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 900 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $169 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
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 49.3% above it, ranking 397 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 $56/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 Keplerx KBRC18RSVE2: Hisense AW1823TW3W ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr), then Keystone KSTAW182WA ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 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).
Keplerx KBRC18RSVE2 over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Keplerx KBRC18RSVE2 that long and it costs about $1,692 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $169/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 KBRC18RSVE2 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $169/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 397 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. The 900 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.