Midea MAH09H1AGR Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Midea MAH09H1AGR: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAH09H1AGR 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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 32.9% less, ranking 118 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $37/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MAH09H1AGR: Midea MAH09B1AGR ($76/yr, 404.8 kWh/yr), then Midea MAH09N1AGR ($76/yr, 404.8 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 46 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 MAH09H1AGR over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAH09H1AGR costs roughly $761 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
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
Whether or not the Midea MAH09H1AGR ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 118 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.