Perfect aire 1PACU12000 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Perfect aire 1PACU12000
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perfect aire 1PACU12000 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 Perfect aire 1PACU12000 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 307 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 Perfect aire 1PACU12000 on that list: OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Perfect aire 1PACV12000 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Perfect aire's own models
Ranked 5 of Perfect aire's 7 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the 1PACU8000 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 1PACV25000E ($254/yr, its priciest).
Perfect aire 1PACU12000 over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the Perfect aire 1PACU12000 adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
Whether or not the Perfect aire 1PACU12000 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. Ranked 307 of 447, the Perfect aire 1PACU12000 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.