Running cost for the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB
The Sea Breeze WA324ZREB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,353.4 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $254 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Sea Breeze WA324ZREB against the category
That's 124.4% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 435 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 $141/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Friedrich KHVM24B34A ($256/yr, 1,363.1 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB. Perfect aire 1PACV25000E ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Sea Breeze lineup
The Sea Breeze WA324ZREB is the only room air conditioner from Sea Breeze that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full room air conditioner category.
Sea Breeze WA324ZREB over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB costs roughly $2,544 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $254/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$254/year to run is the predictable cost of the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
At rank 435 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. The 1,353.4 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.