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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
Nwt WAP-09EBAUPortable2.6 kW cooling806 kWh/yr0$258
Midea MPPA25CPortable2.5 kW cooling806 kWh/yr0$258
Kogan KAWDACR27TAWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Euromatic EUR-9000WAC2Window / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Heller HWA27Window / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Dimplex DCB09Window / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Bonaire CRC6000027Window / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Rapta WAC27Window / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Domain WAM-27BWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Kogan KAWDACR27TBWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Kogan KAWDACR27T*Window / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Kogan KAWDACR27TCWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Devanti WAC-09H-WHWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
Kogan KAWDACR27TDWindow / wall2.4 kW heating2.7 kW cooling812 kWh/yr1.5$260
TCL TAC-09CPB/MXPortable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
TCL TAC-09CPB/MVPortable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
TCL TAC-09CPB/MYPortable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
TCL TAC-09CPB/MZPortable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
TCL TAC-09CPB/M*Portable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
TCL TAC-09CPB/MWPortable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
TCL TAC-09CPB/MUPortable2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr0$263
Innova 2.0 C3NO12IC3AUDouble-duct wall2.5 kW heating2.4 kW cooling828 kWh/yr1.5$265
Innova 2.0 C SeriesDouble-duct wall2.5 kW heating2.4 kW cooling828 kWh/yr1.5$265
Innova 2.0 C010000135Double-duct wall2.5 kW heating2.4 kW cooling828 kWh/yr1.5$265
Innova 2.0 C020000135Double-duct wall2.5 kW heating2.4 kW cooling828 kWh/yr1.5$265
Innova 2.0 C03000018PDouble-duct wall2.5 kW heating2.4 kW cooling828 kWh/yr1.5$265
Dimplex DCP26EBPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/SL2Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Olimpia Splendid PAC9000Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Devanti PAC-A-18K-WHPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
De'Longhi PAC EM93K SILENTPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/RSPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Prinetti IA5909Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Dimplex EWTP9Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Polo PQ10CWFPortable2.7 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Rinnai RPC26MCWFPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Dimplex DCP26Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Dimplex DCP9BWPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/RV1Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Dimplex DCP9Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/R seriesPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Midea MPPH26CBPortable2.5 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/RVPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/SL seriesPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Dimplex DCP9CPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Dimplex DCP26JSPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/RS1Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Solt GGSAP2560WPortable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
TCL TAC-09CPB/SL1Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
Olimpia Splendid 02411Portable2.6 kW cooling840 kWh/yr0$269
2.5kW Air conditioners: Energy Use & Running Costs