Vissani VAW10V1KWTS Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Vissani VAW10V1KWTS: running cost
The Vissani VAW10V1KWTS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 468.8 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $88 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 Vissani VAW10V1KWTS compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.3% less, ranking 160 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VAW10V1KWTS on that list: TCL W10WC72-B ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile AHTR10ACH2 ($91/yr, 482.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 4 of Vissani's 9 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the VAW05V1KWT ($49/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VAWA14V4HWT ($132/yr, its priciest).
Vissani VAW10V1KWTS over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Vissani VAW10V1KWTS that long and it costs about $881 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $88/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VAW10V1KWTS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 468.8 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.