Running cost for the TCL T05WV9MB
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL T05WV9MB 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 T05WV9MB against the category
That's 54.6% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 5 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 T05WV9R ($51/yr, 273.7 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T05WV9MB. TCL T05WV9M ($51/yr, 273.7 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TCL's own models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $51/year, the TCL T05WV9MB adds up to about $515 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL T05WV9MB 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the TCL T05WV9MB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 273.7 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The TCL T05WV9MB 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.