What the ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 at 500 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 against the category
That's 17.1% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 203 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 TIWC-10CRD1 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1. Richmond RMV10A10A ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the ROVSUN lineup
ROVSUN makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RVTIW-08CRD1 at $75/yr, and its priciest, the TIWC-12CRD1 at $113/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $94/year, the ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 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
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 203 of 447, the ROVSUN RVTIW-10CRD1 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.