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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Portable air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling only

Be COOL BC12KL2201FWA+

A+

Uses less electricity than 91% of the 848 portable air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €109 a year, €1,090 over ten years.

EER
3.1
Running cost
€109 / year
350 cooling hours
Per hour
€0.31
1.10 kWh

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 15 % below the typical 455 kWh. Class A+ is the best class any model in this group reaches, and only 6% of them do. BE Cool has 11 models in this group; this one is number 2 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 41 of 848 portable air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 40 use less.

Median 455 This model · 385 250 750 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Tristar AC-5531 385 kWh same
  2. A Tristar AC-5575 385 kWh same
  3. A+ Be COOL BC12KL2201FWA+ 385 kWh
  4. A Brast24 BRE-KA-12000s 385 kWh same
  5. A+ Klarstein 10035809 385 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period BC12KL2201FWA+ HAAC-36 Difference
1 year €109 €79 −€30
5 years €545 €396 −€149
10 years €1,090 €793 −€297
15 years €1,635 €1,189 −€446

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A+ Be COOL BC12KL2201FWA+ (this model)
3.5 kW— 385 — —
3.5 kW— 280 €30 €297
3.0 kW— 315 €20 €198
3.5 kW— 315 €20 €198
3.2 kW— 315 €20 €198

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / –
EER
3.1
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Sound power indoor / outdoor
65 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290 (GWP 3)

Model numbers and history

Registered by BE Cool under one model number.

BC12KL2201FWA+

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market

Questions

How much does the Be COOL BC12KL2201FWA+ cost to run?

At 350 cooling hours a year it uses about 385 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €109 a year, or €1,090 over ten years.