What the Seasons SW18V2 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Seasons SW18V2 at 843.8 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $159 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.9% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 394 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 $45/year over 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 Midea MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCP0 ($159/yr, 843.8 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FHWW185WE2 ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr).
Within the Seasons lineup
Seasons makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 9 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SW06VB1 at $62/yr, and its priciest, the SW24V2 at $245/yr.
Seasons SW18V2 over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Seasons SW18V2 that long and it costs about $1,586 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $159/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$159/year to run is the predictable cost of the Seasons SW18V2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 394 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.