Model
Sea Breeze WA324ZREB
Rank #381 means 380 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 5th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 5% of those models.
What does the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB cost to run per year?
Not many room air conditioner models we track cost more to run than the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB: about $251 a year, rank #381 of 404. It uses 41% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $426/yr to run, a saving of roughly $175 a year. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 5% of room air conditioner models we track, one of the weaker efficiency results we track for the class. Its CEER of 13.3 reflects combined energy efficiency ratio, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Perfect Aire 1PACV25000E at $251/yr runs a little cheaper and the Friedrich KHVM24B34A at $253/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 Sea Breeze WA324ZREB's $251/yr adds up to roughly $2510 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Comfort Aire RADS-253R03.
By the numbers
The Sea Breeze WA324ZREB 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 $251/yr, here is what the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB costs about $2510. That is roughly $1750 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $4260 over the same ten years.
How the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $251/yr, it runs about $152 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $200 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $426/yr, the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB uses 41% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 24000 BTU/hr, the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB 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 13.3 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). CEER captures cooling output per watt, including standby power; a higher CEER means less electricity for the same BTU of cooling.
- BTU cooling capacity. A higher-BTU unit is sized for a bigger room and generally uses more electricity per hour of operation than a smaller unit, regardless of efficiency.
- Thermostat and mode usage. Running on a fixed low temperature around the clock uses far more energy than using a thermostat setting, eco mode, or a timer to match cooling to when the room is actually occupied.
Common questions
Is the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB cheap to run?
Not especially. At $251 a year it ranks #381 of 404 room air conditioner models we track, in the pricier part of its class to run, though its size and features may still justify that for your needs.
How much does the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB cost per month?
Roughly $20.93/mo, spreading the $251/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 1,353 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $251 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Sea Breeze WA324ZREB for its size?
5th 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_1108715_WA324ZREB_01232025092859_80240822View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Sea Breeze and WA324ZREB 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.