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2.5 kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs

320 currently registered air conditioners have a rated cooling capacity from 2.25 kW up to 3 kW (the band around the marketed 2.5 kW size), covering 549 model numbers.

Registered models
320
549 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
564 kWh
cold 1,020 · hot 603
Median estimated running cost
$180 / year
middle half: $157 to $255
Median cooling star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 7.0

Mixed climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 125 kWh; highest: 2,278 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 2.5 kW air conditioners (320 registrations, cooling stars, mixed zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Midea MFEP26VB-W/MFEP26VB-N 404 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.63 kW
  2. Actron Air WRC-026DS / WRE-026DS 404 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.63 kW
  3. Midea MFEP26VA-W/MFEP26VA-N 405 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.6 kW
  4. Actron Air WRC-026CS / WRE-026CS 410 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.65 kW
  5. Rinnai HONRJX25/HINRJX25 416 kWh, 7 stars, 2.65 kW
  6. Pioneer International HPR-09A2 418 kWh, 4 stars, 2.5 kW

Cooling only

  1. Rinnai HONCJ26B1 / HINCJ26B1 125 kWh, 7 stars, 2.64 kW
  2. Hitachi RAC-DJ25PCAT/RAK-DJ25PCAT 141 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM25YVMA / FTKM25YVMA 143 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Daikin RKM25QVMA / FTKM25QVMA 145 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW

All 2.5 kW air conditioners (201)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Daikin RXV25AVMA / FTXV25AVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling472 kWh/yr5.5$151
Kaden KSI09Split system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling473 kWh/yr5$151
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W / SRK25ZSXA-WSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr4.5$155
Haier 1U25MAFFRA / AS25QCFHRASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling484 kWh/yr6$155
Hitachi RAC-VJ25PHAT/RAK-VJ25PHATSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling485 kWh/yr5.5$155
Hisense HAWU9KRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr7$156
Hisense HAWV9KRDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr6.5$156
Comfee CASG-XG25/CASN-XG25Split system2.8 kW heating2.7 kW cooling486 kWh/yr5$156
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSXA-W/SRK25ZSXA-WFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling486 kWh/yr4.5$156
Daikin RXM25YVMA / FTXM25YVMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling488 kWh/yr5.5$156
Daikin RXM25W2VMA / FTXM25W2VMASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling490 kWh/yr5.5$157
Midea MFEZ26VA-W/MFEZ26VA-NSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling491 kWh/yr6$157
Rinnai HONRPX25/HINRPX25MSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling491 kWh/yr6$157
Midea MFAB-26WD/MFAB-26NDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling492 kWh/yr6$157
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VG2 SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VGD2/MSZ-AP25VGKD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGKD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-AP25VG2/MSZ-AP25VGD2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr5.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2BSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGD SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2RSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VGDRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VG2RSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VG2 SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VGDVSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGDRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VG2BSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VG2/MSZ-LN25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGD/MSZ-LN25VGDVSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling493 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGDRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGD SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VG2BSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VG2RSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VG2VSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGDVSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-LN25VGHZ2/MSZ-LN25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling495 kWh/yr4.5$158
Panasonic CU-HZ25DKR / CS-HZ25DKRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling496 kWh/yr5$159
TECO TWS-TSO26H3DVHASplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26U*Split system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26UASplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Aux ASW-H27A4/FAR3DISplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Rinnai HONRVX25 / HINRVX25Split system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26UCSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159
Kogan KASHSAC26UBSplit system2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling497 kWh/yr5$159