What the TCL H12W4KW costs to run
The TCL H12W4KW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 313 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 $1/year under 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 ROVSUN TIWC-12CRD1 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TCL H12W4KW-CA ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Within the TCL lineup
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 43 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
TCL H12W4KW over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the TCL H12W4KW adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The TCL H12W4KW is already efficient for its category at $113/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the TCL H12W4KW 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.
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. Ranked 313 of 447, the TCL H12W4KW sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.