What the ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 costs to run
The ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 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 ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.7% less, ranking 108 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 ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 on that list: Richmond RMV08A10A ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ROVSUN TIWC-08CRD1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners ROVSUN makes, the RVTIW-08CRD1 is the cheapest to run, $38/year less than ROVSUN's priciest, the TIWC-12CRD1.
ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 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 ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 that long and it costs about $752 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $75/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 108 of 447, the ROVSUN RVTIW-08CRD1 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.