Model
Ge Profile AHTR14AC*#
Rank #318 means 317 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 24th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 24% of those models.
What does the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# cost to run per year?
At about $128 a year, the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# costs more to run than most room air conditioner models we track, rank #318 of 404. It uses 35% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $197/yr to run, a saving of roughly $69 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 24% of the models we track. The CEER figure of 14.7 on this model captures combined energy efficiency ratio, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0 at $126/yr runs a little cheaper and the Danby DAC140EBIBDB at $130/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 AHTR14AC*#'s $128/yr adds up to roughly $1280 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# 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 $128/yr, here is what the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# 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 AHTR14AC*# costs about $1280. That is roughly $690 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1970 over the same ten years.
How the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $128/yr, it runs about $29 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $77 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $197/yr, the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# uses 35% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13500 BTU/hr, the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# 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 14.7 on this model, below 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 AHTR14AC*# cheap to run?
Its $128/yr running cost, rank #318 of 404, is above what most room air conditioner models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# cost per month?
About $10.65 a month, which is the $128 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: 689 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $128 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge Profile AHTR14AC*# for its size?
24th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1123206_AHTR14AC*#_10232023154549_8885309View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge Profile and AHTR14AC*# 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.