Running cost for the TCL T10WV9S
At 468.8 kWh/yr, the TCL T10WV9S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T10WV9S against the category
That's 22.3% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 156 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL T10WV9SB ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T10WV9S. TCL T10WV3S ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the TCL lineup
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 27 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 T10WV9S that long and it costs about $881 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The TCL T10WV9S is already efficient for its category at $88/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
The TCL T10WV9S already costs $88/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 468.8 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 156 of 447, the TCL T10WV9S 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.