Running cost for the TCL T05WV9M
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL T05WV9M at 273.7 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T05WV9M against the category
That's 54.6% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 4 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 $62/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL T05WV9MB ($51/yr, 273.7 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T05WV9M. Vissani VAW05V1KWT ($49/yr, 260.4 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
TCL sells 59 certified room air conditioners; this one runs cheapest of them, $215/year under the T24WQ2S, its priciest.
TCL T05WV9M over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $51/year, the TCL T05WV9M adds up to about $515 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL T05WV9M is already efficient for its category at $51/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 T05WV9M 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.
Sourcing
The TCL T05WV9M is among the cheapest 447 room air conditioners tracked here to run, see the full Room Air Conditioner category page for the rest of the range. The 273.7 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.