Model
Tcl W14WC72
Rank #307 means 306 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 25th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 25% of those models.
What does the Tcl W14WC72 cost to run per year?
At roughly $122 a year to run, ranking #307 of 404, the Tcl W14WC72 costs more than the typical room air conditioner model we track. It uses 50% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $244/yr to run, a saving of roughly $122 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 25% of room air conditioner models we track. At a CEER of 16, 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 Tcl T14WV9SB at $122/yr runs a little cheaper and the Tcl W14WC72-B at $122/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 Tcl W14WC72's $122/yr adds up to roughly $1220 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge PWJV14W**#.
By the numbers
The Tcl W14WC72 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 $122/yr, here is what the Tcl W14WC72 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Tcl W14WC72 costs about $1220. That is roughly $1220 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $2440 over the same ten years.
How the Tcl W14WC72 compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $122/yr, it runs about $23 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $71 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $244/yr, the Tcl W14WC72 uses 50% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 14000 BTU/hr, the Tcl W14WC72 is a large room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. Beyond size, its CEER of 16, 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 Tcl W14WC72 cheap to run?
Its $122/yr running cost, rank #307 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 Tcl W14WC72 cost per month?
About $10.15 a month, which is the $122 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: 656 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $122 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Tcl W14WC72 for its size?
25th 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
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 310 | Tcl T14WV9SB14000 BTU/hr | $122 |
| 309 | Tcl T14WV9S14000 BTU/hr | $122 |
| 308 | Midea MWEUWA-14CRFN8-BCP014000 BTU/hr | $122 |
| 307 | Ge PWJV14W**#14000 BTU/hr | $122 |
| 306 | Friedrich KHVS12B33A12600 BTU/hr | $122 |
Source
ES_1126578_W14WC72_11122025105736_80268948View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Tcl and W14WC72 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.