Running cost for the Midea 1014264129
At 468.8 kWh/yr, the Midea 1014264129'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 1014264129 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.3% less, ranking 144 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 1014264129 on that list: Midea 1010451479 ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW10U1KWT ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 60 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).
Midea 1014264129 over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the Midea 1014264129 adds up to about $881 in electricity over that span.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea 1014264129; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
At rank 144 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 468.8 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.