Vissani VWL1225T: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vissani VWL1225T at 600 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $113 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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 318 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Vissani VWL1225T: Vissani VAWA12V4HWT ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WHAW-121IN ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Comparing Vissani's own models
Ranked 8 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vissani VWL1225T costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/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
$113/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vissani VWL1225T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 600 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.