Richmond RMV08A10A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Richmond RMV08A10A
The Richmond RMV08A10A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 400 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
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.
How the Richmond RMV08A10A compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.7% less, ranking 107 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Richmond RMV08A10A on that list: Perfect aire 1PACV8000 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Richmond's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners Richmond makes, the RMV08A10A is the cheapest to run, $38/year less than Richmond's priciest, the RMV12A10A.
Richmond RMV08A10A over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Richmond RMV08A10A costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $75/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
The Richmond RMV08A10A already costs $75/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 400 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 107 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.