Windmill 08W2Wi Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Windmill 08W2Wi
At 400 kWh/yr, the Windmill 08W2Wi's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Windmill 08W2Wi against the category
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 115 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $38/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
ZOKOP TIWC-08CRD1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Windmill 08W2Wi. Whirlpool WHAW-081IN ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Windmill's own models
Windmill sells 2 certified room air conditioners; this one runs cheapest of them, $19/year under the 10W2Wi, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Windmill 08W2Wi that long and it costs about $752 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Windmill 08W2Wi is already efficient for its category at $75/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
A room air conditioner like the Windmill 08W2Wi 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 400 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 115 of 447, the Windmill 08W2Wi sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.