Model
Ge PWJV08W**#
Rank #26 means 25 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 91st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 91% of those models.
What does the Ge PWJV08W**# cost to run per year?
Among the 404 room air conditioner models we track, the Ge PWJV08W**#'s $70/yr running cost ranks it #26, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. It uses 47% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $131/yr to run, a saving of roughly $61 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 91 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. 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 W6WC72-I at $61/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea 1010451315 at $70/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 PWJV08W**#'s $70/yr adds up to roughly $700 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Midea 1010451315, Midea 1014242943, Midea MAW08U1QWT, Midea MAW08U2QWT, Midea MAW08V1WBK, Midea MAW08V1WWT, Midea MAW08V1WBK-T, Midea MAW08V1WWT-T, Midea MWAUQB-08CRFN8-BCP0, Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0, Tcl W8WC72, Tcl T08WV3S, Tcl T08WV9S, Tcl T08WV9SB, Tcl W8WC72-B.
By the numbers
The Ge PWJV08W**# 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 $70/yr, here is what the Ge PWJV08W**# 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 PWJV08W**# costs about $700. That is roughly $610 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1310 over the same ten years.
How the Ge PWJV08W**# compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $70/yr, it runs about $29 a year cheaper than the class median of $99, and it is about $19 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $131/yr, the Ge PWJV08W**# uses 47% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 8000 BTU/hr, the Ge PWJV08W**# is a small room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. The CEER of 16 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 PWJV08W**# cheap to run?
Yes. Its $70/yr running cost puts it at rank #26 of 404, below what most room air conditioner models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ge PWJV08W**# cost per month?
About $5.8 a month, which is the $70 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: 375 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $70 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge PWJV08W**# for its size?
91st percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Tcl W6WC72-I6000 BTU/hr | $61 |
| 24 | Tcl W6WC72-BI6000 BTU/hr | $61 |
| 23 | Tcl W6WC72-B6000 BTU/hr | $61 |
| 22 | Tcl W6WC726000 BTU/hr | $61 |
| 21 | Tcl T06WV9RB6000 BTU/hr | $61 |
Source
ES_1123206_PWJV08W**#_05132026105900_493738View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and PWJV08W**# 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.