TCL W6WC72-BI Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
TCL W6WC72-BI: running cost
At 328.5 kWh/yr, the TCL W6WC72-BI's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TCL W6WC72-BI against the category
That's 45.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 30 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 $52/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL W6WC72-I ($62/yr, 328.5 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL W6WC72-BI. TCL W6WC72-B ($62/yr, 328.5 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
TCL makes 59 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 15 of 59 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the T05WV9M at $51/yr, and its priciest, the T24WQ2S at $266/yr.
TCL W6WC72-BI over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the TCL W6WC72-BI adds up to about $618 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The TCL W6WC72-BI is already efficient for its category at $62/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 W6WC72-BI 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 328.5 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.