What the ROVSUN RVTIW-12CRD1 costs to run
At 600 kWh/yr, the ROVSUN RVTIW-12CRD1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 311 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $1/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is Richmond RMV12A10A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ROVSUN TIWC-12CRD1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Within the ROVSUN lineup
ROVSUN makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 5 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the ROVSUN RVTIW-12CRD1 costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The ROVSUN RVTIW-12CRD1 is already efficient for its category at $113/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the ROVSUN RVTIW-12CRD1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Ranked 311 of 447, the ROVSUN RVTIW-12CRD1 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. The 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.