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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Costway OL-BKYR26-A010xy Air Conditioner
Costway OL-BKYR26-A010xy is a 2.6 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9091).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 844 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $270 / year
- $23 / month · $2,701 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
1% more electricity than the median of 58 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (840 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 31% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 81% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the mixed zone (Richmond NSW climate: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth). Mixed climate zone shown by default (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth); switch to cold or hot. Cost = kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
Costway OL-BKYR26-A010xy running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 548 | $175 | $1,754 |
| Mixed zone | 844 | $270 | $2,701 |
| Hot zone | 2,258 | $723 | $7,226 |
At 32c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Air conditioners that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling605 kWh/yr | 0 | $194 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K2.4 kW cooling756 kWh/yr | 0 | $242 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K.12.4 kW cooling756 kWh/yr | 0 | $242 | |
| Euromatic Portable AC2.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000262.6 kW cooling798 kWh/yr | 0 | $255 |
Air conditioners similar to the Costway OL-BKYR26-A010xy
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TPO26C**AO2.6 kW cooling844 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| Carson OL-BKY26-A010M2.6 kW cooling844 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| TECO TPO26CFWAO2.6 kW cooling844 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| TCL TAC-09CPB/MU2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr | 0 | $263 | |
| TCL TAC-09CPB/MY2.6 kW cooling823 kWh/yr | 0 | $263 | |
| Arlec PA09222.6 kW cooling848 kWh/yr | 0 | $271 | |
| Click CPAC1609-C2.6 kW cooling848 kWh/yr | 0 | $271 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC09JB2.6 kW cooling848 kWh/yr | 0 | $271 |
Compare OL-BKYR26-A010xy with another model
Costway OL-BKYR26-A010xy specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.64 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.63
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.62
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.5 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Costway OL-BKYR26-A010xy zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 548 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 844 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,258 | – |
Other model numbers on registration AAC9091
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9091
- GEMS registration id
- 147549
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- OL-BKYR26-A010xy
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.