What the TCL T14WV9S costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL T14WV9S at 656.3 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $123 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T14WV9S against the category
That's 8.8% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 346 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 $10/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL T14WV9SB ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T14WV9S. Midea MWFUWA-14CRFN8-BCP0 ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the TCL lineup
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 47 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TCL T14WV9S costs roughly $1,234 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $123/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The TCL T14WV9S already costs $123/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 656.3 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.