Midea 1014634880 Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Midea 1014634880: running cost
The Midea 1014634880 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 700 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea 1014634880 against the category
That's 16.1% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 363 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 $18/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAW14R1VWT ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea 1014634880. Keystone KSTAW141WA ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 134 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.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $132/year, the Midea 1014634880 adds up to about $1,316 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $132/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Midea 1014634880 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 363 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.