TCL H10W4KW-CA Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the TCL H10W4KW-CA costs to run
At 500 kWh/yr, the TCL H10W4KW-CA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $94 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 TCL H10W4KW-CA compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 206 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TCL H10W4KW-CA on that list: TCL H10W4KW ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while TCL H10W4MW ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 32 of TCL's 59 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the T05WV9M ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the T24WQ2S ($266/yr, its priciest).
TCL H10W4KW-CA 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 TCL H10W4KW-CA that long and it costs about $940 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $94/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the TCL H10W4KW-CA is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.