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Running cost · Room Air Conditioners · ENERGY STAR certified

Friedrich WCVT10B30B

The Friedrich WCVT10B30B is certified at 528 kWh per year (based on 750 standardized hours), roughly $97 at the national average — though seasonal use means your real bill lands in a few months, not twelve. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 1% of the median certified room air conditioner (rank 211 of 439). The same unit costs $69 a year in Nevada but $278 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Uses 30% less energy than the U.S. federal minimum

Dimensions 15.8" H × 26.5" W × 21" D, 110 lb

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh

$97/yr

$48 · cheapest certified room air conditioners$384 · priciest
Per month
$8.07
Per day
27¢
Certified use
528 kWh/yr
Cooling capacity
10,000 BTU/hr
CEER
14.2
Mounting
Does Not Straddle Window or Windowsill
Variable-speed compressor
Yes
260 kWh2,096 kWh
Where the Friedrich WCVT10B30B (▮) sits among all 439 certified room air conditioners, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Friedrich WCVT10B30B: 528 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$87
Alaska28.2¢$149
Arizona15.2¢$80
Arkansas14.1¢$75
California34.7¢$183
Colorado17.1¢$90
Connecticut24.3¢$128
Delaware19.3¢$102
District of Columbia24.4¢$129
Florida15.1¢$80
Georgia16.4¢$86
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$278
Idaho14.4¢$76
Illinois19.9¢$105
Indiana17.5¢$92
Iowa15.9¢$84
Kansas15.7¢$83
Kentucky14.3¢$75
Louisiana13.5¢$71
Maine29.6¢$156
Maryland21.8¢$115
Massachusetts29.6¢$156
Michigan23.0¢$121
Minnesota17.5¢$93
Mississippi14.9¢$79
Missouri16.2¢$86
Montana15.1¢$80
Nebraska13.3¢$70
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$69
New Hampshire27.0¢$143
New Jersey24.9¢$132
New Mexico15.1¢$80
New York29.5¢$156
North Carolina14.7¢$78
North Dakota14.1¢$75
Ohio19.2¢$101
Oklahoma14.3¢$76
Oregon16.3¢$86
Pennsylvania21.7¢$115
Rhode Island29.2¢$154
South Carolina15.6¢$82
South Dakota15.4¢$81
Tennessee14.1¢$74
Texas15.9¢$84
Utah13.4¢$71
Vermont24.4¢$129
Virginia17.2¢$91
Washington14.9¢$79
West Virginia15.4¢$82
Wisconsin19.6¢$103
Wyoming15.2¢$80

Certified models closest in efficiency

room air conditioners within reach of 528 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
K�hl+ KHVS10B11Bmost efficient530$97
GE Profile PHNT10CCH1526$96
Brothers 102397most efficient532$98
Brothers 102399most efficient532$98
Midea MAT10R1FWTKmost efficient532$98
Midea MAT10R1SWTKmost efficient532$98

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
27¢
Per month
$8.07
Per year
$97

528 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $97/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 528 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 750 cooling hours per year (the DOE standard). In hot climates real usage can run well above that; in mild ones, below.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Friedrich WCVT10B30B use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Friedrich WCVT10B30B at 528 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 750 cooling hours per year (the DOE standard). In hot climates real usage can run well above that; in mild ones, below.
How much does the Friedrich WCVT10B30B cost to run per month?
About $8.07 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 27¢ a day, or $97 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Friedrich WCVT10B30B energy efficient?
It uses 1% less electricity than the median certified room air conditioner.
What does the Friedrich WCVT10B30B cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $69 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $278 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).

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