Kinghome KHWA09IN Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Kinghome KHWA09IN: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kinghome KHWA09IN at 461.9 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.4% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 141 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $27/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is GREE GJH09BW-A6DRNL1A ($87/yr, 461.9 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE PWJV10W# ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr).
Within the Kinghome lineup
The Kinghome KHWA09IN is the only room air conditioner from Kinghome that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full room air conditioner category.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the Kinghome KHWA09IN adds up to about $868 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Kinghome KHWA09IN is already efficient for its category at $87/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
A room air conditioner like the Kinghome KHWA09IN is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
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. The 461.9 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.