Vissani VAW06V1KWTS Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Vissani VAW06V1KWTS
At 328.5 kWh/yr, the Vissani VAW06V1KWTS'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.
Where this ranks
That's 45.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 32 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 $52/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 W6WC72-I ($62/yr, 328.5 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE PWJV08W# ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Vissani makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 2 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VAW05V1KWT at $49/yr, and its priciest, the VAWA14V4HWT at $132/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the Vissani VAW06V1KWTS adds up to about $618 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Vissani VAW06V1KWTS 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
Whether or not the Vissani VAW06V1KWTS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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.