Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 at 600 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $113 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 Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 285 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 on that list: Keystone KSTAW12INV ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Ktaxon TIWC-12CRD1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 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 $113/year, the Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 already costs $113/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 285 of 447, the Ktaxon KXTIW-12CRD1 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.