Model
Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2
Rank #229 means 228 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 44th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 44% of those models.
What does the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 cost to run per year?
At about $110 a year, the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 lands in the middle third of room air conditioner models we track on running cost, rank #229 of 404. It uses 41% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $187/yr to run, a saving of roughly $77 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 44% of the models we track. Its CEER of 15.4 reflects combined energy efficiency ratio, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Tcl KCR-35/YXRDBp(E1/6)(080002) at $110/yr runs a little cheaper and the K�Hl+ KHVS12B33B at $111/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A room air conditioner typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2's $110/yr adds up to roughly $1100 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $110/yr, here is what the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 costs about $1100. That is roughly $770 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1870 over the same ten years.
How the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $110/yr, it runs about $11 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $59 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $187/yr, the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 uses 41% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12200 BTU/hr, the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 is a large room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, among room air conditioner models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. The CEER of 15.4 on this model, above the class median of 15, measures combined energy efficiency ratio; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEER if capacity is similar.
- Combined Energy Efficiency Ratio (CEER). Two units with the same BTU rating can post very different running costs, and CEER is the figure that explains most of that gap.
- BTU cooling capacity. BTU rating scales with room size, and it is usually the first driver of an air conditioner's running cost, ahead of its CEER figure.
- Thermostat and mode usage. How the unit is actually operated, thermostat cycling versus a fixed setting, moves real electricity use more than the rated BTU or CEER figure alone.
Common questions
Is the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $110/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #229 of 404, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 cost per month?
About $9.19 a month, which is the $110 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 594 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $110 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge Profile AHTR12ACH2 for its size?
44th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1123206_AHTR12ACH2_10232023153609_5797387View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge Profile and AHTR12ACH2 are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.