Seasons ST10VB2 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Seasons ST10VB2: running cost
At 531.9 kWh/yr, the Seasons ST10VB2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $100 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 Seasons ST10VB2 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 11.8% less, ranking 227 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $13/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Seasons ST10VB2 on that list: Seasons ST10VB1 ($100/yr, 531.9 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Friedrich WCVT10B10B ($100/yr, 533.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Seasons's 10 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the SW06VB1 ($62/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SW24V2 ($245/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $100/year, the Seasons ST10VB2 adds up to about $1,000 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $100/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
$100/year to run is the predictable cost of the Seasons ST10VB2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 531.9 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.