Running cost for the TCL W10WC72-B
The TCL W10WC72-B is certified by ENERGY STAR at 468.8 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL W10WC72-B against the category
That's 22.3% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 159 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
Vissani VAW10V1KWTS ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL W10WC72-B. TCL W10WC72 ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TCL's own models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 30 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 W10WC72-B that long and it costs about $881 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The TCL W10WC72-B 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
A room air conditioner like the TCL W10WC72-B is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.