TCL H12W4KWH Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
TCL H12W4KWH: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL H12W4KWH at 592.1 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL H12W4KWH against the category
That's 1.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 256 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL H12W4KWH-CA ($111/yr, 592.1 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL H12W4KWH. Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCN12 ($111/yr, 592.1 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 40 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the TCL H12W4KWH that long and it costs about $1,113 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL H12W4KWH is already efficient for its category at $111/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
$111/year to run is the predictable cost of the TCL H12W4KWH; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 592.1 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 256 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.