Seasons ST10VB1 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Seasons ST10VB1
ENERGY STAR certifies the Seasons ST10VB1 at 531.9 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Seasons ST10VB1 against the category
That's 11.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 226 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 $13/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Seasons ST10VB2 ($100/yr, 531.9 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Seasons ST10VB1. Midea MWEUTW-10CRFN8-MCN1 ($100/yr, 531.9 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Seasons lineup
Seasons makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 4 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SW06VB1 at $62/yr, and its priciest, the SW24V2 at $245/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $100/year, the Seasons ST10VB1 adds up to about $1,000 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Seasons ST10VB1 is already efficient for its category at $100/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
At $100/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 531.9 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.