8-I-i

APPENDIX 8-I. LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS USING ALTERNATIVE 

ECONOMIC GROWTH SCENARIOS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

8-I.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................8-I-1

8-I.2 HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTS ............................................................8-I-1

8-I.2.1 Clothes Dryers .........................................................................................................8-I-1

8-I.2.2 Room Air Conditioners ............................................................................................8-I-4

8-I.3 LOW ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTS .............................................................8-I-6

8-I.3.1 Clothes Dryers .........................................................................................................8-I-6

8-I.3.2 Room Air Conditioners ............................................................................................8-I-8

LIST OF TABLES

Table 8-I.2.1 Standard Electric Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth ........................8-I-1

Table 8-I.2.2 Compact 120V Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth ............................8-I-2

Table 8-I.2.3 Compact 240V Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth ............................8-I-2

Table 8-I.2.4 Gas Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth ..............................................8-I-2

Table 8-I.2.5 Vent-less Compact Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth .....................8-I-3

Table 8-I.2.6 Vent-less Combination Washer/Dryers, High Economic Growth ...............8-I-3

Table 8-I.2.7 Room Air Conditioners, Less than 6,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-4

Table 8-I.2.8 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-13,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-4

Table 8-I.2.9 Room Air Conditioners, 20,000-24,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-4

Table 8-I.2.10 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 25,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, 

High Economic Growth ...............................................................................8-I-5

Table 8-I.2.11 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-10,999 Btu/h, without Louvers, High 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-5

Table 8-I.2.12 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 11,000 Btu/h, without Louvers, 

High Economic Growth ...............................................................................8-I-5

Table 8-I.3.1 Standard Electric Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth .........................8-I-6

Table 8-I.3.2 Compact 120V Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth ............................8-I-6

Table 8-I.3.3 Compact 240V Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth ............................8-I-7

Table 8-I.3.4 Gas Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth ..............................................8-I-7

Table 8-I.3.5 Vent-less Compact Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth ......................8-I-7

Table 8-I.3.6 Vent-less Combination Washer/Dryers, Low Economic Growth................8-I-8

Table 8-I.3.7 Room Air Conditioners, Less than 6,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-8

Table 8-I.3.8 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-13,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-9

Table 8-I.3.9 Room Air Conditioners, 20,000-24,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth ........................................................................................8-I-9
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Table 8-I.3.10 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 25,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, 

Low Economic Growth ................................................................................8-I-9

Table 8-I.3.11 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-10,999 Btu/h, without Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth ......................................................................................8-I-10

Table 8-I.3.12 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 11,000 Btu/h, without Louvers, 

Low Economic Growth ..............................................................................8-I-10
8-I-1

APPENDIX 8-I. LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS RESULTS USING 

ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH SCENARIOS

8-I.1 INTRODUCTION

 This appendix presents LCC results using energy price forecasts from alternative 

economic growth scenarios. The scenarios are based on the High Economic Growth case and the 

Low Economic Growth case from the May 2010 release of the AEO2010.

1 To estimate energy 

prices after 2035 in the high and low scenarios, DOE used the growth rate between 2020 and 

2035. 

 The forecasts in these cases are shown in Appendix 10-B. Energy prices are higher in the 

High Economic Growth case and lower in the Low Economic Growth case. The energy price 

forecasts affect the energy savings at different efficiency levels.

 

8-I.2 HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTS

8-I.2.1 Clothes Dryers

Table 8-I.2.1 Standard Electric Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.55 $455 $902 $1,357 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.56 $455 $900 $1,355 $0 1% 98% 2% 3.9

2 3.61 $456 $888 $1,344 $3 0% 79% 21% 0.2

3 3.73 $467 $860 $1,327 $15 18% 25% 57% 5.2

4 3.81 $528 $843 $1,371 -$25 78% 7% 15% 24.9

5 4.08 $583 $789 $1,372 -$27 74% 1% 25% 18.8

6 5.42 $879 $602 $1,481 -$136 80% 0% 20% 21.7
8-I-2

Table 8-I.2.2 Compact 120V Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.43 $470 $398 $868 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.48 $471 $394 $865 $4 4% 0% 96% 2.6

2 3.61 $471 $383 $854 $15 4% 0% 96% 0.9

3 3.72 $501 $371 $872 -$4 71% 0% 29% 14.7

4 3.80 $560 $363 $923 -$55 96% 0% 4% 33.8

5 4.08 $627 $337 $965 -$97 95% 0% 5% 35.4

6 5.41 $875 $252 $1,127 -$258 95% 0% 5% 39.3

Table 8-I.2.3 Compact 240V Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.12 $470 $443 $913 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.16 $471 $438 $909 $2 4% 41% 55% 2.7

2 3.27 $471 $427 $898 $9 2% 41% 56% 0.9

3 3.36 $501 $415 $916 -$5 56% 25% 18% 15.4

4 3.48 $560 $401 $961 -$46 86% 8% 5% 32.9

5 3.60 $627 $387 $1,015 -$97 93% 4% 3% 44.3

6 4.89 $875 $282 $1,158 -$240 94% 0% 6% 37.5

Table 8-I.2.4 Gas Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.14 $554 $460 $1,014 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.16 $555 $454 $1,009 $0 1% 93% 7% 2.1

2 3.20 $555 $442 $997 $2 0% 85% 15% 0.5

3 3.30 $567 $429 $997 $2 31% 42% 27% 11.6

4 3.41 $658 $417 $1,076 -$68 88% 11% 2% 72.2

5 3.61 $712 $393 $1,106 -$98 95% 1% 5% 48.6
8-I-3

Table 8-I.2.5 Vent-less Compact Clothes Dryers, High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 2.55 $1,093 $469 $1,562 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 2.59 $1,094 $463 $1,556 $6 0% 0% 100% 2.4

2 2.69 $1,094 $447 $1,541 $21 0% 0% 100% 0.9

3 2.71 $1,131 $443 $1,574 -$12 84% 0% 17% 17.8

4 2.80 $1,176 $426 $1,602 -$40 92% 0% 8% 24.8

5 4.03 $1,462 $270 $1,732 -$170 87% 0% 13% 26.3

Table 8-I.2.6 Vent-less Combination Washer/Dryers, High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 2.08 $1,533 $586 $2,119 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 2.35 $1,535 $506 $2,041 $78 2% 0% 98% 0.4

2 2.38 $1,536 $500 $2,037 $82 0% 0% 100% 0.6

3 2.46 $1,537 $486 $2,022 $96 0% 0% 100% 0.5

4 2.56 $1,579 $463 $2,042 $77 19% 0% 81% 5.2

5 3.69 $1,981 $292 $2,274 -$155 81% 0% 19% 21.9
8-I-4

8-I.2.2 Room Air Conditioners

Table 8-I.2.7 Room Air Conditioners, Less than 6,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 9.52 $351 $392 $743 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 10.1 $361 $368 $730 $9 20% 31% 49% 4.1

2 10.6 $374 $352 $726 $12 32% 31% 37% 5.8

3 11.1 $393 $337 $729 $8 64% 1% 35% 8.6

4 11.4 $410 $329 $739 -$2 73% 0% 27% 10.9

5 11.7 $472 $321 $794 -$56 90% 0% 10% 20.9

Table 8-I.2.8 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-13,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 9.69 $477 $632 $1,109 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 10.2 $483 $601 $1,084 $10 4% 63% 33% 1.7

2 10.7 $493 $574 $1,067 $17 9% 60% 31% 0.0

3 10.9 $497 $563 $1,061 $23 33% 2% 65% 2.8

4 11.5 $525 $534 $1,059 $24 55% 1% 44% 7.1

5 12.0 $605 $514 $1,119 -$35 77% 0% 23% 14.7

Table 8-I.2.9 Room Air Conditioners, 20,000-24,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.47 $857 $771 $1,628 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.0 $872 $726 $1,598 $3 4% 87% 9% 4.3

2 9.4 $887 $691 $1,577 $6 5% 85% 10% 4.3

3 9.8 $932 $663 $1,595 -$9 86% 4% 10% 22.2

4 10.2 $1,159 $643 $1,802 -$212 98% 2% 0% 73.8
8-I-5

Table 8-I.2.10 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 25,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, High 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.48 $979 $846 $1,825 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.00 $1,019 $798 $1,817 $1 9% 88% 4% 10.1

2 9.40 $1,058 $760 $1,818 $2 11% 85% 4% 10.3

3 9.80 $1,313 $732 $2,045 -$225 100% 0% 0% 107.7

Table 8-I.2.11 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-10,999 Btu/h, without Louvers, High 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.41 $489 $557 $1,045 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.3 $495 $505 $1,000 $4 1% 90% 9% 1.5

2 9.6 $498 $490 $988 $14 12% 25% 63% 2.1

3 10.0 $512 $468 $980 $21 37% 6% 57% 4.9

4 10.4 $615 $453 $1,067 -$65 91% 2% 7% 25.2

Table 8-I.2.12 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 11,000 Btu/h, without Louvers, 

High Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.44 $574 $790 $1,363 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.30 $590 $719 $1,309 $5 2% 90% 8% 2.6

2 9.50 $596 $704 $1,299 $12 22% 31% 47% 3.7

3 9.80 $611 $680 $1,291 $19 35% 17% 47% 5.3

4 10.02 $707 $666 $1,373 -$63 92% 0% 8% 25.9
8-I-6

8-I.3 LOW ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTS

8-I.3.1 Clothes Dryers

Table 8-I.3.1 Standard Electric Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.55 $455 $835 $1,290 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.56 $455 $833 $1,289 $0 1% 98% 2% 4.0

2 3.61 $456 $822 $1,278 $2 0% 79% 21% 0.2

3 3.73 $467 $796 $1,264 $13 20% 25% 56% 5.4

4 3.81 $528 $781 $1,308 -$28 80% 7% 13% 25.8

5 4.08 $583 $731 $1,313 -$34 77% 1% 22% 19.5

6 5.42 $879 $558 $1,436 -$157 82% 0% 18% 22.6

Table 8-I.3.2 Compact 120V Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.43 $470 $369 $838 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.48 $471 $364 $835 $3 5% 0% 95% 2.7

2 3.61 $471 $354 $825 $13 4% 0% 96% 0.9

3 3.72 $501 $343 $844 -$6 76% 0% 24% 15.3

4 3.80 $560 $336 $896 -$58 97% 0% 3% 35.1

5 4.08 $627 $312 $940 -$101 96% 0% 4% 36.8

6 5.41 $875 $233 $1,108 -$270 96% 0% 4% 40.9
8-I-7

Table 8-I.3.3 Compact 240V Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.12 $470 $410 $879 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.16 $471 $405 $876 $2 4% 41% 55% 2.8

2 3.27 $471 $395 $866 $8 2% 41% 56% 0.9

3 3.36 $501 $384 $885 -$6 59% 25% 16% 16.1

4 3.48 $560 $371 $931 -$48 87% 8% 4% 34.2

5 3.60 $627 $358 $986 -$101 94% 4% 2% 46.1

6 4.89 $875 $262 $1,137 -$252 95% 0% 5% 39.0

Table 8-I.3.4 Gas Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 3.14 $554 $428 $982 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 3.16 $555 $423 $978 $0 1% 93% 7% 2.2

2 3.20 $555 $411 $967 $2 0% 85% 15% 0.5

3 3.30 $567 $400 $967 $2 33% 42% 25% 11.9

4 3.41 $658 $389 $1,047 -$70 88% 11% 2% 74.3

5 3.61 $712 $367 $1,079 -$101 95% 1% 4% 50.3

Table 8-I.3.5 Vent-less Compact Clothes Dryers, Low Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 2.55 $1,093 $435 $1,527 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 2.59 $1,094 $428 $1,522 $5 0% 0% 100% 2.5

2 2.69 $1,094 $414 $1,508 $19 0% 0% 100% 0.9

3 2.71 $1,131 $410 $1,541 -$14 87% 0% 13% 18.5

4 2.80 $1,176 $395 $1,571 -$44 93% 0% 7% 25.8

5 4.03 $1,462 $251 $1,712 -$185 89% 0% 11% 27.4
8-I-8

Table 8-I.3.6 Vent-less Combination Washer/Dryers, Low Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEF

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 2.08 $1,533 $543 $2,075 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 2.35 $1,535 $469 $2,004 $72 2% 0% 98% 0.4

2 2.38 $1,536 $463 $2,000 $76 0% 0% 100% 0.6

3 2.46 $1,537 $450 $1,986 $89 0% 0% 100% 0.5

4 2.56 $1,579 $429 $2,007 $68 22% 0% 78% 5.4

5 3.69 $1,981 $271 $2,253 -$177 84% 0% 16% 22.8

8-I.3.2 Room Air Conditioners

Table 8-I.3.7 Room Air Conditioners, Less than 6,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEER

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 9.52 $351 $367 $718 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 10.1 $361 $345 $706 $8 22% 31% 47% 4.1

2 10.6 $374 $329 $703 $10 34% 31% 36% 5.8

3 11.1 $393 $315 $708 $5 66% 1% 33% 8.6

4 11.4 $410 $308 $718 -$5 75% 0% 25% 10.9

5 11.7 $472 $301 $773 -$60 91% 0% 9% 20.9
8-I-9

Table 8-I.3.8 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-13,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEER

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 9.69 $477 $592 $1,070 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 10.2 $483 $563 $1,046 $9 4% 63% 33% 1.7

2 10.7 $493 $538 $1,031 $15 10% 60% 30% 0.0

3 10.9 $497 $528 $1,025 $21 34% 2% 63% 2.8

4 11.5 $525 $500 $1,026 $20 57% 1% 42% 7.1

5 12.0 $605 $482 $1,087 -$40 78% 0% 21% 14.7

Table 8-I.3.9 Room Air Conditioners, 20,000-24,999 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEER

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.47 $857 $723 $1,580 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.0 $872 $681 $1,554 $2 5% 87% 9% 4.3

2 9.4 $887 $648 $1,535 $5 5% 85% 9% 4.3

3 9.8 $932 $622 $1,554 -$12 87% 4% 9% 22.2

4 10.2 $1,159 $603 $1,763 -$216 98% 2% 0% 73.8

Table 8-I.3.10 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 25,000 Btu/h, with Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEER

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.48 $979 $794 $1,773 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.0 $1,019 $749 $1,769 $1 9% 88% 3% 10.1

2 9.4 $1,058 $713 $1,771 $1 11% 85% 3% 10.3

3 9.8 $1,313 $687 $2,000 -$228 100% 0% 0% 107.7
8-I-10

Table 8-I.3.11 Room Air Conditioners, 8,000-10,999 Btu/h, without Louvers, Low 

Economic Growth

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEER

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.41 $489 $521 $1,010 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.3 $495 $473 $968 $4 1% 90% 9% 1.5

2 9.6 $498 $458 $957 $13 13% 25% 62% 2.1

3 10.0 $512 $438 $950 $19 39% 6% 55% 4.9

4 10.4 $615 $424 $1,039 -$68 92% 2% 6% 25.2

Table 8-I.3.12 Room Air Conditioners, Greater than 11,000 Btu/h, without Louvers, 

Low Economic Growth 

Efficiency 

Level ID

CEER

Life-Cycle Cost (2009$) Life-Cycle Cost Savings Median 

Payback 

Period 

(years)

Average 

Installed 

Price

Average

Lifetime

Operating 

Cost

Average 

LCC

Average 

Savings 

(2009$)

Households with

Net

Cost

No 

Impact

Net 

Benefit

Baseline 8.44 $574 $740 $1,313 N/A 0% 100% 0% N/A

1 9.3 $590 $673 $1,264 $5 2% 90% 8% 2.6

2 9.5 $596 $659 $1,255 $11 24% 31% 46% 3.7

3 9.8 $611 $637 $1,248 $17 37% 17% 46% 5.3

4 10.0 $707 $624 $1,331 -$66 93% 0% 7% 25.9
8-I-11

REFERENCES

1. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2010 with Projections to 

2035, 2010. Washington, DC. Report No. DOE/EIA-0383(2010). 

<http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/>