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12.5 kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

293 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 11.25 kW up to 13.25 kW (the band around the marketed 12.5 kW size), covering 408 model numbers.

Registered models
293
408 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
3,022 kWh
cold 5,902 · hot 3,610
Median estimated running cost
$967 / year
middle half: $875 to $1,043
Median cooling star rating
2.5
range 1.0 to 4.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 1,017 kWh; highest: 4,910 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 12.5 kW air conditioners (293 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Panasonic U-125PZ3R8 / S-1014PF3E 1,681 kWh, 1.5 stars, 12.1 kW
  2. Daikin RZAC125C2Y1 / FCA125CVMA 1,965 kWh, 2.5 stars, 12.5 kW
  3. Brivis AONSR13B1/AINHU13B1 2,209 kWh, 4 stars, 12 kW
  4. Panasonic U-4LE2R8E 2,234 kWh, 3 stars, 12.1 kW
  5. Panasonic U-4LE2R5E 2,261 kWh, 3 stars, 12.1 kW
  6. Panasonic U-4LZ2E5 2,368 kWh, 3 stars, 12.1 kW

Cooling only

  1. Bonaire CRC6940012/CRC6940112 1,017 kWh, 3 stars, 12 kW
  2. Actron Air CCA130S / EAA130S 1,411 kWh, 2 stars, 12.2 kW
  3. Lennox TSA048S41-1/CH33-44/48B-2F-3 1,416 kWh, 1.5 stars, 11.42 kW
  4. Diamond SD012 1,444 kWh, 2 stars, 12.02 kW

All 12.5 kW air conditioners (114)

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12.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Daikin RZAV125F2Y1 / FBA125BVMASplit system, ducted15 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,957 kWh/yr3$946
Daikin RZAV125F2Y1 / FHA125CVMASplit system15 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,966 kWh/yr3$949
Daikin RZAV125F2V1 / FHA125CVMASplit system15 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,966 kWh/yr3$949
Daikin RZAV125F2Y1 / FHA125BVMASplit system15 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,966 kWh/yr3$949
Daikin RZAV125F2V1 / FHA125BVMASplit system15 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,966 kWh/yr3$949
Tosot TFH42DEXK-S6DND7D/O / TFH42DEXK-S6DND7D/ISplit system, ducted14 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,991 kWh/yr3$957
Mitsubishi Electric PUMY-P112YKMD7Multi-split / VRF14 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,997 kWh/yr3$959
Mitsubishi Electric PUMY-P112YKMD7-BSMulti-split / VRF14 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,997 kWh/yr3$959
Mitsubishi Electric PUMY-P112YKMD7 SeriesMulti-split / VRF14 kW heating12.5 kW cooling2,997 kWh/yr3$959
Rinnai DONSR12Z72/DINLR12Z72Split system, ducted15 kW heating13 kW cooling3,036 kWh/yr3$972
Fujitsu AOTH45KCTA/ARTH45KHTASplit system, ducted15 kW heating12.5 kW cooling3,047 kWh/yr3$975
Braemar KCHV125D1B/KBHV125D1SSplit system13.5 kW heating12.5 kW cooling3,164 kWh/yr3$1,012
Hisense AUW-125U4RH1/AUD-125UX4RSH1Split system, ducted15.5 kW heating13 kW cooling3,223 kWh/yr3$1,031
Hisense AVW-42HJFAH1Multi-split / VRF14 kW heating12.1 kW cooling3,248 kWh/yr3$1,039