OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A 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 OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 306 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 OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A on that list: Midea MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Perfect aire 1PACU12000 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the OMNI MAX lineup
The OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A is the only room air conditioner from OMNI MAX that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full room air conditioner category.
OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$113/year to run is the predictable cost of the OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 600 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.