Running cost for the Midea MAH09B1AGR
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAH09B1AGR at 404.8 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $76 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 MAH09B1AGR compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 32.9% less, ranking 117 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $37/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAH09B1AGR on that list: ZOKOP TIWC-08CRD1 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAH09H1AGR ($76/yr, 404.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 45 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 MAH09B1AGR over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAH09B1AGR costs roughly $761 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $76/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
The Midea MAH09B1AGR already costs $76/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 117 of 447, the Midea MAH09B1AGR sits in the middle of the room air conditioner category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 404.8 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.