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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 12.2 kW · cooling and heating

Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+12+12+24

A++

Uses less electricity than 0% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €281 a year, €2,812 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.4
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€281 / year
+€957 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 100 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €198 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Elco has 153 models in this group; this one is number 112 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 14,171 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 14,170 use less.

Median 402 This model · 993 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+9+12+12 992 kWh −€0.28
  2. A++ Ariston PENTA 121 NEVIS NET_UA1-I 9+9+12+12 992 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+12+12+24 993 kWh
  4. A++ Ariston PENTA 121 NEVIS NET_UA1-I 9+18+18 994 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+18+18 994 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+12+12+24 IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €281 €83 −€198
5 years €1,406 €416 −€990
10 years €2,812 €833 −€1,980
15 years €4,218 €1,249 −€2,969

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 993 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,381 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.0 2,768
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 3,381
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) — —

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++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+12+12+24 (this model)
12.2 kW7.4 993 — —
A++ electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K compare
12.2 kW6.1 294 €198 €1,980
A++ Hisense AUD125UX4REH8 / AUW125U4RW8 compare
12.1 kW7.5 565 €121 €1,212
A++ Hisense AUC125UR4RKC8 / AUW125U4RW8 compare
12.1 kW7.5 565 €121 €1,212
A++ Gree GWHD(42)NK6QO+GWH18AGD-K6DNA1E/I+GWH24AGEXF-K6DNA4A/I compare
11.8 kW7.2 574 €119 €1,187
A++ Hitachi RAS-5HVRC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE compare
11.9 kW7.1 590 €114 €1,141

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A
SEER
7.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.0 / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
12.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
9.4 kW
Yearly cooling
993 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,381 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 69 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Elco under one model number.

PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+12+12+24

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market
  3. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2026,10,13 to 2026,11,2

Questions

How much does the Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+12+12+24 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 993 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €281 a year, or €2,812 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.4 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.