Noma 043-8815-2 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Noma 043-8815-2: running cost
The Noma 043-8815-2 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 500 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
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 197 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 Noma 043-8815-2: Midea MWCUWA-10CRFN8-BCN10 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), then Noma iQ 143-0088-2 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Within the Noma lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners Noma makes, the 043-8815-2 costs the most to run, $19/year more than Noma's cheapest, the 043-8814-4.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Noma 043-8815-2 that long and it costs about $940 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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
Whether or not the Noma 043-8815-2 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 197 of 447, the Noma 043-8815-2 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 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.