Whirlpool WHAW-081IN Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Whirlpool WHAW-081IN costs to run
At 400 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WHAW-081IN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $75 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 33.7% less, ranking 114 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 $38/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 Whirlpool WHAW-081IN: TCL T08WQ2S ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), then Windmill 08W2Wi ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Of the 6 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners Whirlpool makes, the WHAW-081IN is the cheapest to run, $191/year less than Whirlpool's priciest, the WHAW-241IN.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WHAW-081IN costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $75/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
A room air conditioner like the Whirlpool WHAW-081IN 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.
Where this number comes from
At rank 114 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 400 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.