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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 (20)

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2.5 kW air conditioners
ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Midea MFEP26VA-W/MFEP26VA-NSplit system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling776 kWh/yr6.5$256
Midea MFEP26VB-W/MFEP26VB-NSplit system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling790 kWh/yr7$261
Actron Air WRC-026DS / WRE-026DSSplit system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling790 kWh/yr7$261
Actron Air WRC-026CS / WRE-026CSSplit system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling804 kWh/yr7$265
Spt AW028C-1 / AW028ESplit system2.9 kW heating2.8 kW cooling805 kWh/yr6.5$266
Midea MFCA26VA-W/MFCA26VA-NSplit system2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling815 kWh/yr6.5$269
Carrier 38QAG026N8/42QAG026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling822 kWh/yr6.5$271
Carrier 38QHG026N8/42QHG026N8-1Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling822 kWh/yr6.5$271
Carrier 38QRG026N8/42QRG026N8Split system2.8 kW heating2.6 kW cooling822 kWh/yr6.5$271
Aux ASW-H27A4/CAR3DISplit system2.7 kW heating2.6 kW cooling845 kWh/yr7.5$279
Midea MFEZ26VA-W/MFEZ26VA-NSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr6.5$333
Rinnai HONRPX25/HINRPX25MSplit system3.3 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,009 kWh/yr6.5$333
Midea MFAB-26WD/MFAB-26NDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,015 kWh/yr6.5$335
Westinghouse WSD27HWC-E / WSD27HWC-ISplit system3.3 kW heating2.7 kW cooling1,015 kWh/yr6.5$335
Hisense HAWV9KRDSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,031 kWh/yr6.5$340
Hisense HAWU9KRSplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,048 kWh/yr7$346
Westinghouse WSD27HWA-E/WSD27HWA-ISplit system3.5 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,093 kWh/yr6.5$361
Westinghouse HSV097HWAE/HSV097HWAISplit system3.5 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,093 kWh/yr6.5$361
Westinghouse WSD27HWB-I/WSD27HWA-ESplit system3.5 kW heating2.6 kW cooling1,093 kWh/yr6.5$361
Haier 1U25MAEFRA / AS25QCEHRASplit system3.2 kW heating2.5 kW cooling1,109 kWh/yr7.5$366
2.5kW Heat pumps: Energy Use & Running Costs