TCL T06WV9RB Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the TCL T06WV9RB costs to run
The TCL T06WV9RB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 328.5 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T06WV9RB against the category
That's 45.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 27 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 $52/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL W6WC72 ($62/yr, 328.5 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T06WV9RB. TCL T06WV9R ($62/yr, 328.5 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TCL's own models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 12 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
TCL T06WV9RB over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TCL T06WV9RB costs roughly $618 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL T06WV9RB is already efficient for its category at $62/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the TCL T06WV9RB 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 328.5 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 27 of 447, the TCL T06WV9RB 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.