TCL W5WC72M Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the TCL W5WC72M costs to run
The TCL W5WC72M is certified by ENERGY STAR at 273.7 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 54.6% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 10 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $62/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is TCL W5WC72-B ($51/yr, 273.7 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TCL W5WC72M-B ($51/yr, 273.7 kWh/yr).
Within the TCL lineup
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 7 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the TCL W5WC72M that long and it costs about $515 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The TCL W5WC72M is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
$51/year to run is the predictable cost of the TCL W5WC72M; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 10 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.