What the Midea 1010451379 costs to run
The Midea 1010451379 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 592.1 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea 1010451379 against the category
That's 1.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 251 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea 1014278205 ($111/yr, 592.1 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea 1010451379. HOUSE KOBO KOBOGJC12BU ($110/yr, 586.7 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 99 of 161 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 at $49/yr, and its priciest, the MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 at $254/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $111/year, the Midea 1010451379 adds up to about $1,113 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea 1010451379 is already efficient for its category at $111/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $111/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 251 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 592.1 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.