Running cost for the TCL T10WV9SB
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL T10WV9SB at 468.8 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T10WV9SB against the category
That's 22.3% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 157 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 W10WC72 ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T10WV9SB. TCL T10WV9S ($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 28 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
TCL T10WV9SB over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the TCL T10WV9SB adds up to about $881 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The TCL T10WV9SB 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the TCL T10WV9SB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 468.8 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.