Perfect aire 1PACV25000E Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Perfect aire 1PACV25000E: running cost
At 1,353.4 kWh/yr, the Perfect aire 1PACV25000E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $254 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 1PACV25000E compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 124.4% above it, ranking 434 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $141/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Perfect aire 1PACV25000E on that list: Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Sea Breeze WA324ZREB ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Perfect aire's own models
Of the 7 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners Perfect aire makes, the 1PACV25000E costs the most to run, $179/year more than Perfect aire's cheapest, the 1PACU8000.
Perfect aire 1PACV25000E over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perfect aire 1PACV25000E costs roughly $2,544 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $254/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the Perfect aire 1PACV25000E or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Perfect aire 1PACV25000E 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 434 of 447, the Perfect aire 1PACV25000E 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.