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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Portable air conditioners · 2.6 kW · cooling only

Inventor CLCO290-09

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Uses less electricity than 9% of the 1,963 portable air conditioners, under 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €99 a year, €991 over ten years.

EER
2.6
Running cost
€99 / year
350 cooling hours
Per hour
€0.28
1.00 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 91 % of them need less. A.I&E 21365, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €59 a year. Class A is the most common class in this group (90% of models). Inventor has 5 models in this group; this one is number 3 among them. Inventor sells the same label values under other model names: CHLCO-09WK. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 980 of 1,963 portable air conditioners, under 3 kW by yearly consumption. 979 use less.

Median 350 This model · 350 100 2,450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Klarstein 10034681 350 kWh same
  2. A Inventor CHLCO-09WK 350 kWh same
  3. A Inventor CLCO290-09 350 kWh
  4. A Azuri AZO-MO25VD 350 kWh same
  5. A Homa HPA-90CH9 350 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CLCO290-09 21365 Difference
1 year €99 €40 −€59
5 years €496 €198 −€297
10 years €991 €396 −€595
15 years €1,487 €595 −€892

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 Inventor CLCO290-09 (this model)
2.6 kW— 350 — —
2.6 kW— 140 €59 €595
2.1 kW— 210 €40 €396
2.1 kW— 210 €40 €396
2.9 kW— 210 €40 €396
2.5 kW— 210 €40 €396

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / –
EER
2.6
Cooling design load
2.6 kW
Sound power indoor / outdoor
63 / 0 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290 (GWP 3)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Inventor with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

CLCO290-09 · CLCO290-09BS

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

Questions

How much does the Inventor CLCO290-09 cost to run?

At 350 cooling hours a year it uses about 350 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €99 a year, or €991 over ten years.