TCL 6,000-BTU 250 Sq. Ft. Smart Window Air Conditioner $174.99

clashandcarry

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Not Energy Star certified and only an 11.0 CEER. Many utilities offer rebates for Energy Star units.
Costco's Hisense 8000 BTU unit for $260 is a better deal because it is more efficient and qualfies for utility company rebates.

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Kingram

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Not Energy Star certified and only an 11.0 CEER. Many utilities offer rebates for Energy Star units.
Costco's Hisense 8000 BTU unit for $260 is a better deal because it is more efficient and qualfies for utility company rebates.

Agree 100 percent

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Not Energy Star certified and only an 11.0 CEER. Many utilities offer rebates for Energy Star units. Costco's Hisense 8000 BTU unit for $260 is a better deal because it is more efficient and qualfies for utility company rebates.

That's a great point. How much does the rebates come up to?

clashandcarry

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That's a great point. How much does the rebates come up to?

It depends on your local utility, it can range anywhere from $35 to $400. I know of some utilities in the Los Angeles region that pay up to $400 per window AC. Check with your local utility and see what they offer, if anything. The $400 is rare. $35 to $60, which is what I got is more common.

Even without the rebates, the higher efficiency and benefit of the inverter will recoup the money in one summer. This deal's old, discontinued TCL is a bad deal. I'd only consider it for about $100 and only since it can be wall-mounted and only for a very small space where it would see very light use.

Most inverter window units have a "dry" mode that runs the compressor and fan at its lowest power level putting out continuous cool air with no set temperature while consuming about 1 kWh every few hours. The 8000 BTU Hisense I just installed is using about 1 kWh every four or five hours in "dry" mode while keeping the room at a very comfortable 69 degrees F. This unit has been a game changer and a great investment for this summer. Cooling my house went from over $1/hr. to about $1.5/day just by cooling with this unit instead of the whole house with an old central AC.

The 12000 BTU Midea from Costco would cost about 50% more to run than the 8000 BTU model, but would keep a larger room cool. These 8000 BTU units have been working in So. Cal. keeping 250 Sq. Ft. bedrooms in a 100 year-old house with leaky wooden sash windows very comfortable while keeping energy consumption at a level that won't cause sticker shock when I get my summer power bill. No more $600 to $700 per month power bills each summer is a nice thing.

Also keep in mind that most utilities will be implementing "summer" rates starting July 1 which raises the per kWh by about $0.06 to $0.07 per kWh. Those pennies add up fast when being spent continuously on a hot summer day. Not just your AC, but everything require electricity will cost about 25% more to run during those summer rates months. And it goes up even more per kWh once your consumption in a billing cycle goes past certain tier thresholds.

Last edited by clashandcarry June 17, 2026 at 02:44 PM.

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