Running cost for the TCL T14WV9SB
The TCL T14WV9SB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 656.3 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $123 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL T14WV9SB against the category
That's 8.8% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 347 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 W14WC72 ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T14WV9SB. TCL T14WV9S ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TCL's own models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 48 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $123/year, the TCL T14WV9SB adds up to about $1,234 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL T14WV9SB runs above its category average. If the room air conditioner you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $123/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $123/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 347 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 656.3 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.