Richmond RMV10A10A: running cost
At 500 kWh/yr, the Richmond RMV10A10A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Richmond RMV10A10A against the category
That's 17.1% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 202 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $19/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Richmond RMV10A10A. PHILODECO PIWC-10CRD1(ES) ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Richmond's own models
Richmond makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RMV08A10A at $75/yr, and its priciest, the RMV12A10A at $113/yr.
Richmond RMV10A10A over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Richmond RMV10A10A that long and it costs about $940 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Richmond RMV10A10A is already efficient for its category at $94/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Richmond RMV10A10A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 500 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 202 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.