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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 (549)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
TCL TAC-10CHSD/V*IHSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-10CHSD/VEIHSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Bonaire STH026S1AE/STH026S1AISplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UDSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/U*Split system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Braemar TCHV02T1S/TSHV02T1SSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UBSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-VX10HSV/UCSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
TCL TAC-10CHSD/VFIHSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling567 kWh/yr4.5$181
Samsung Electronics AR09AXHQAWKXSA/AR09AXHQAWKNSASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4.5$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKD(W)(B)(S)Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKDWSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGDSSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGDWSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKDBSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-EF25VGD/MSZ-EF25VGKDSSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling572 kWh/yr4$183
Braemar KSHV25D1S/KCHV25D1SSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling579 kWh/yr3.5$185
Fujitsu AOTG09KVCA/AGTG09KVCASplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling582 kWh/yr5$186
LG WS09TWU / WS09TWNSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling584 kWh/yr4$187
Fujitsu AOTH09KBTA/AUTH09KVLASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling586 kWh/yr3.5$188
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSPA-W/SRK25ZSPA-WSplit system2.8 kW heating2.5 kW cooling586 kWh/yr2.5$188
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS25VFD2 / MSZ-GS25VFD2Split system3.1 kW heating2.5 kW cooling593 kWh/yr3$190
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS25VFD / MSZ-GS25VFD2Split system3.1 kW heating2.5 kW cooling593 kWh/yr3$190
Mitsubishi Electric MUZ-GS25VFD2 / MSZ-GS25VFDSplit system3.1 kW heating2.5 kW cooling593 kWh/yr3$190
Hisense HAWK25KRSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling594 kWh/yr3$190
Daikin RXM25YFVMA / FVXM25YVMASplit system3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling596 kWh/yr3.5$191
Toshiba RAS-10E2AVSG-A/RAS-10E2KVSG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling596 kWh/yr3$191
Hisense HAWL25KRSplit system3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling602 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC25ZSA-W / SRR25ZS-WSplit system3.4 kW heating2.5 kW cooling602 kWh/yr3$193
TCL TAC-09CHSD/P7Split system3.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling604 kWh/yr4$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/MLZ-KP25VF-A1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/MLZ-KP25VG-A1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/MLZ-KP25VFSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/MLZ-KP25VG-A2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/MLZ-KP25VG SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/MLZ-KP25VG-A1Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/MLZ-KP25VG-A2Split system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling604 kWh/yr3$193
Westinghouse WPV097CR1WAPortable2.6 kW cooling605 kWh/yr0$194
Toshiba RAS-10E2AVG-A/RAS-10E2KVG-ASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling610 kWh/yr3$195
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/MLZ-KP25V SeriesSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling617 kWh/yr3$197
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/MLZ-KP25VGSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling617 kWh/yr3$197
Daikin RZAC25EVM / FFA25AVMSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling617 kWh/yr3$197
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/SEZ-M25DA3 SeriesSplit system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/SEZ-M25DA3Split system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/SEZ-M25DA3Split system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/SEZ-M25DALSplit system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/SEZ-M25DAL3Split system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/SEZ-M25DAL3Split system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD2-A/SEZ-M25DASplit system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling618 kWh/yr2.5$198