Model
Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1
Rank #196 means 195 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 52nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 52% of those models.
What does the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 cost to run per year?
The Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 holds rank #196 of 404 on running cost, at about $98 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. It uses 35% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $150/yr to run, a saving of roughly $52 a year. Size-adjusted, this model sits close to the class median on efficiency, ahead of 52% of room air conditioner models we track. At a CEER of 14.7, its combined energy efficiency ratio is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the House Kobo KOBOGJC10BU at $95/yr runs a little cheaper and the K�Hl+ KHVS10B11B at $98/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 PHNT10CCH1's $98/yr adds up to roughly $980 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 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 $98/yr, here is what the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 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 PHNT10CCH1 costs about $980. That is roughly $520 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1500 over the same ten years.
How the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $98/yr, it runs about $1 a year cheaper than the class median of $99, and it is about $47 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $150/yr, the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 uses 35% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10300 BTU/hr, the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 is a mid-size room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class. Its CEER of 14.7, below the class median of 15, reflects combined energy efficiency ratio: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- 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 PHNT10CCH1 cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $98/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #196 of 404, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 cost per month?
About $8.13 a month, which is the $98 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: 526 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $98 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge Profile PHNT10CCH1 for its size?
52nd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1123206_PHNT10CCH1_10232023163058_8050805View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge Profile and PHNT10CCH1 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.