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2.5 kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs

300 currently registered heat pumps have a rated cooling capacity from 2.25 kW up to 3 kW (the band around the marketed 2.5 kW size), covering 523 model numbers.

Registered models
300
523 model numbers
Median annual electricity use
1,024 kWh
mixed 565 · hot 613
Median estimated running cost
$338 / year
middle half: $195 to $404
Median star rating
3.5
range 0.0 to 7.5

Cold climate zone, residential profile, one entry per registration. Lowest annual use in the set: 90 kWh; highest: 3,188 kWh.

Star rating distribution

Cooling star ratings, 2.5 kW air conditioners (300 registrations, cooling stars, cold zone). Click a bar to list models with at least that rating.

Lowest annual electricity use

Reverse cycle

  1. Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAE 653 kWh, 4 stars, 2.5 kW
  2. Midea MFEP26VA-W/MFEP26VA-N 776 kWh, 6.5 stars, 2.6 kW
  3. Midea MFEP26VB-W/MFEP26VB-N 790 kWh, 7 stars, 2.63 kW
  4. Actron Air WRC-026DS / WRE-026DS 790 kWh, 7 stars, 2.63 kW
  5. Actron Air WRC-026CS / WRE-026CS 804 kWh, 7 stars, 2.65 kW
  6. Rinnai HSNRP26B 805 kWh, 6 stars, 2.65 kW

Cooling only

  1. Hitachi RAC-DJ25PCAT/RAK-DJ25PCAT 90 kWh, 6 stars, 2.5 kW
  2. Daikin RKM25QVMA / FTKM25QVMA 93 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  3. Daikin RKM25Q2VMA / FTKM25Q2VMA 95 kWh, 5.5 stars, 2.5 kW
  4. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC10YTA-W/SRK10YTA-WF 98 kWh, 5 stars, 2.5 kW

All 2.5 kW heat pumps (523)

2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Stirling PA27W1Portable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Bonaire PRC7000026Portable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Inalto IAPF32600BPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Inalto IAPF32600WPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Solt GGSAPF32600BPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Euromatic PAC26KWPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Inalto IAPF32600SPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
De'Longhi PAC EL112 CST WIFIPortable2.9 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Onix ON-27KWPA2Portable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Solt GGSAPF32600WPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Click PAC26KWMPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Inalto IAPF32600*Portable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Bonaire PRC6000026Portable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Solt GGSAPF32600SPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Euromatic Portable ACPortable2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr0$171
Nwt WAP-09EBAUWPortable2.6 kW cooling523 kWh/yr0$173
Nwt WAP-09EBAUPortable2.6 kW cooling523 kWh/yr0$173
Midea MPPA25CPortable2.5 kW cooling523 kWh/yr0$173
TCL TAC-09CPB/MXPortable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
TCL TAC-09CPB/MVPortable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
TCL TAC-09CPB/MYPortable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
TCL TAC-09CPB/MZPortable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
TCL TAC-09CPB/M*Portable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
TCL TAC-09CPB/MWPortable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
TCL TAC-09CPB/MUPortable2.6 kW cooling534 kWh/yr0$176
Dimplex DCP26EBPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/SL2Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Olimpia Splendid PAC9000Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
De'Longhi PAC EM93K SILENTPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/RSPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Prinetti IA5909Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Dimplex EWTP9Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Polo PQ10CWFPortable2.7 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Rinnai RPC26MCWFPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Dimplex DCP26Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Dimplex DCP9BWPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/RV1Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Dimplex DCP9Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/R seriesPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Midea MPPH26CBPortable2.5 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/RVPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/SL seriesPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Dimplex DCP9CPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Dimplex DCP26JSPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/RS1Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Solt GGSAP2560WPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/SL1Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
Olimpia Splendid 02411Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/RWPortable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
TCL TAC-09CPB/RS2Portable2.6 kW cooling545 kWh/yr0$180
2.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs