Seasons SW08VB1 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)

Name: Seasons SW08VB1
Brand: Seasons

Seasons SW08VB1: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$80/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the Seasons SW08VB1 at 427 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.22per day

$6.69per month

427kWh per year, certified

$803over a 10-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $80 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Seasons SW08VB1 against the category

That's 29.2% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 137 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Vissani VAW08V1AWTS ($80/yr, 427 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Seasons SW08VB1. Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCM7 ($80/yr, 427 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing Seasons's own models

Seasons makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 3 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SW06VB1 at $62/yr, and its priciest, the SW24V2 at $245/yr.

Seasons SW08VB1 over 10 years

10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $80/year, the Seasons SW08VB1 adds up to about $803 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The Seasons SW08VB1 is already efficient for its category at $80/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

At $80/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.