ZOKOP TIWC-10CRD1 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the ZOKOP TIWC-10CRD1 costs to run
At 500 kWh/yr, the ZOKOP TIWC-10CRD1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $94 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 17.1% less, ranking 212 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 $19/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 ZOKOP TIWC-10CRD1: Windmill 10W2Wi ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), then GREE GJC10BU-A6DRNJ2A ($96/yr, 510.2 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of ZOKOP's 3 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the TIWC-08CRD1 ($75/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the TIWC-12CRD1 ($113/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $94/year, the ZOKOP TIWC-10CRD1 adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $94/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the ZOKOP TIWC-10CRD1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 500 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.