Model
Hykolity ACB-2622
Rank #143 means 142 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 65th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 65% of those models.
What does the Hykolity ACB-2622 cost to run per year?
Among the 404 room air conditioner models we track, the Hykolity ACB-2622 sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #143, at roughly $93 a year. It uses 38% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $150/yr to run, a saving of roughly $57 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 65% of room air conditioner models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. Its CEER of 15 reflects combined energy efficiency ratio, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Hykolity ACB-2602 at $93/yr runs a little cheaper and the Keplerx KARC10RSVE1 at $93/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 Hykolity ACB-2622's $93/yr adds up to roughly $930 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Black+Decker BD10NWES.
By the numbers
The Hykolity ACB-2622 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 $93/yr, here is what the Hykolity ACB-2622 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hykolity ACB-2622 costs about $930. That is roughly $570 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1500 over the same ten years.
How the Hykolity ACB-2622 compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $93/yr, it runs about $6 a year cheaper than the class median of $99, and it is about $42 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 Hykolity ACB-2622 uses 38% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10000 BTU/hr, the Hykolity ACB-2622 is a small room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, and smaller room air conditioner models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. Beyond size, its CEER of 15, above the class median of 15, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy efficiency ratio, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- 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 Hykolity ACB-2622 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $93/yr running cost puts it at rank #143 of 404, below what most room air conditioner models we track cost to run.
How much does the Hykolity ACB-2622 cost per month?
About $7.73 a month, which is the $93 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: 500 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $93 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hykolity ACB-2622 for its size?
65th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1150728_ACB-2622_01262026120043_80284607View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hykolity and ACB-2622 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.