Perfect aire 1PACV8000 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Perfect aire 1PACV8000
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perfect aire 1PACV8000 at 400 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $75 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 33.7% less, ranking 106 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 $38/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 Perfect aire 1PACV8000: Perfect aire 1PACU8000 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), then Richmond RMV08A10A ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Comparing Perfect aire's own models
Ranked 2 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perfect aire 1PACV8000 costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $75/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
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Perfect aire 1PACV8000; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 106 of 447, the Perfect aire 1PACV8000 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.