TCL W14WC72-B: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the TCL W14WC72-B 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 W14WC72-B against the category
That's 8.8% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 349 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
Keystone KSTAW12INV-HC ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL W14WC72-B. TCL W14WC72 ($123/yr, 656.3 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 50 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TCL W14WC72-B costs roughly $1,234 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL W14WC72-B 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
$123/year to run is the predictable cost of the TCL W14WC72-B; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 656.3 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 349 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.