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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 (361)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Mitsubishi Electric SUZ-M25VAD-A/SEZ-M25DASplit system, ducted3 kW heating2.5 kW cooling718 kWh/yr2$230
Euromatic EUR-9000FXSplit system2.6 kW heating2.7 kW cooling744 kWh/yr2$238
Kogan KAVWAC26YCWindow / wall2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling753 kWh/yr2$241
Kogan KAVWAC26YAWindow / wall2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling753 kWh/yr2$241
Kogan KAVWAC26YBWindow / wall2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling753 kWh/yr2$241
Kogan KAVWAC26Y*Window / wall2.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling753 kWh/yr2$241
Daikin RZAC25GV1 / FDYBA25AV1Split system, ducted3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling774 kWh/yr2.5$248
Daikin RZAC25G2V1 / FDYBA25AV1Split system, ducted3.5 kW heating2.5 kW cooling779 kWh/yr2.5$249
Gree GJH09AF-K6DRNG1AWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.8 kW cooling863 kWh/yr2$276
TECO TWW28HVAGWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.8 kW cooling863 kWh/yr2$276
Gree GJH09AF-K6DRNB3AWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.8 kW cooling863 kWh/yr2$276
2.5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs