Model
Tcl T24WQ2S
Rank #394 means 393 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 2nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 2% of those models.
What does the Tcl T24WQ2S cost to run per year?
The Tcl T24WQ2S costs about $263 a year to run, near the very top of the cost table for its class at rank #394 of 404. It uses 35% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $405/yr to run, a saving of roughly $142 a year. Size-adjusted, this model ranks at the very bottom of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 2% of room air conditioner models we track. The CEER figure of 12.7 on this model captures combined energy efficiency ratio, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Tcl H24W4KW-CA at $263/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WHAW-241IN at $263/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 T24WQ2S's $263/yr adds up to roughly $2630 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Friedrich CCV24A30A.
By the numbers
The Tcl T24WQ2S 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 $263/yr, here is what the Tcl T24WQ2S 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 T24WQ2S costs about $2630. That is roughly $1420 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $4050 over the same ten years.
How the Tcl T24WQ2S compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $263/yr, it runs about $164 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $212 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $405/yr, the Tcl T24WQ2S uses 35% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 24000 BTU/hr, the Tcl T24WQ2S 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. Its CEER of 12.7, 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 Tcl T24WQ2S cheap to run?
Its $263/yr running cost, rank #394 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 T24WQ2S cost per month?
About $21.92 a month, which is the $263 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: 1,417 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $263 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Tcl T24WQ2S for its size?
2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 396 | Tcl H24W4KW-CA24000 BTU/hr | $263 |
| 395 | Tcl H24W4KW24000 BTU/hr | $263 |
| 394 | Friedrich CCV24A30A24000 BTU/hr | $263 |
| 393 | Friedrich KHVM24B34A22900 BTU/hr | $253 |
| 392 | Sea Breeze WA324ZREB24000 BTU/hr | $251 |
Source
ES_1126578_T24WQ2S_08212025130747_80267014View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Tcl and T24WQ2S 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.