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Running cost · Room Air Conditioners · ENERGY STAR certified

GE Profile PHNT12CCH1

The GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 is certified at 622 kWh per year (based on 750 standardized hours), roughly $117 at the national average — though seasonal use means your real bill lands in a few months, not twelve. That's close to the middle of the certified pack — about 17% above the median room air conditioner, ranked 283 of 396. The same unit costs $77 a year in North Dakota but $290 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$117/yr

$52 · cheapest certified room air conditioners$395 · priciest
Per month
$9.77
Per day
32¢
Certified use
622 kWh/yr
Cooling capacity
12,200 BTU/hr
CEER
14.7
Mounting
Straddles Windowsill
Variable-speed compressor
Yes
274 kWh2,096 kWh
Where the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 (▮) sits among all 396 certified room air conditioners, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

GE Profile PHNT12CCH1: 622 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$108
Alaska27.4¢$170
Arizona15.5¢$96
Arkansas14.2¢$88
California35.3¢$219
Colorado16.5¢$103
Connecticut32.2¢$201
Delaware18.8¢$117
District of Columbia25.4¢$158
Florida15.4¢$96
Georgia15.4¢$96
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$290
Idaho12.7¢$79
Illinois20.5¢$127
Indiana17.9¢$111
Iowa13.9¢$86
Kansas15.8¢$98
Kentucky15.0¢$93
Louisiana14.4¢$90
Maine28.4¢$177
Maryland22.1¢$137
Massachusetts29.4¢$183
Michigan21.4¢$133
Minnesota16.4¢$102
Mississippi16.8¢$104
Missouri14.0¢$87
Montana13.9¢$87
Nebraska13.3¢$83
Nevada14.3¢$89
New Hampshire27.2¢$170
New Jersey23.5¢$146
New Mexico15.2¢$94
New York29.4¢$183
North Carolina16.3¢$101
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$77
Ohio19.5¢$121
Oklahoma13.3¢$83
Oregon15.8¢$98
Pennsylvania21.5¢$134
Rhode Island28.3¢$176
South Carolina17.1¢$106
South Dakota14.5¢$90
Tennessee14.9¢$93
Texas17.0¢$106
Utah13.3¢$83
Vermont24.6¢$153
Virginia17.4¢$108
Washington14.4¢$89
West Virginia16.1¢$100
Wisconsin19.2¢$120
Wyoming14.7¢$91

Certified models closest in efficiency

room air conditioners within reach of 622 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Friedrich KCVS12B10A625$118
GE Appliances AWGP12W625$118
Friedrich WCVT10B10A635$119
Friedrich KCVS12B30A635$120
Wallmaster WCVT12B30Bmost efficient637$120
Friedrich WCVT10B30A640$121

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
32¢
Per month
$9.76
Per year
$117

622 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $117/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 622 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 GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 at 622 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 GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 cost to run per month?
About $9.77 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 32¢ a day, or $117 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 energy efficient?
It uses 17% more electricity than the median certified room air conditioner.
What does the GE Profile PHNT12CCH1 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $77 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $290 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).

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