TCL W8WC72-B Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the TCL W8WC72-B costs to run
The TCL W8WC72-B is certified by ENERGY STAR at 375 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $71 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the TCL W8WC72-B compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 37.8% less, ranking 49 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $43/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the TCL W8WC72-B on that list: TCL W8WC72 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while K�hl KCVS08B10B ($72/yr, 383.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing TCL's own models
Ranked 21 of TCL's 59 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the T05WV9M ($51/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the T24WQ2S ($266/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TCL W8WC72-B costs roughly $705 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $71/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The TCL W8WC72-B already costs $71/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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.