Ktaxon KXTIW-10CRD1 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Ktaxon KXTIW-10CRD1
At 500 kWh/yr, the Ktaxon KXTIW-10CRD1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $94 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 17.1% less, ranking 181 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 $19/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 Ktaxon KXTIW-10CRD1: Keystone KSTAW10INV ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), then Ktaxon TIWC-10CRD1 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Comparing Ktaxon's own models
Ranked 3 of Ktaxon's 6 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the KXTIW-08CRD1 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TIWC-12CRD1 ($113/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $94/year, the Ktaxon KXTIW-10CRD1 adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $94/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Ktaxon KXTIW-10CRD1 already costs $94/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
At rank 181 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 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.