Midea 1010451479: running cost
At 468.8 kWh/yr, the Midea 1010451479's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $88 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Midea 1010451479 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.3% less, ranking 143 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea 1010451479 on that list: GE PWJV10W**# ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea 1014264129 ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 59 of Midea's 161 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 ($49/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 ($254/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea 1010451479 that long and it costs about $881 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $88/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $88/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 468.8 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.