Midea MAT10R2SWTK Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Midea MAT10R2SWTK: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAT10R2SWTK at 531.9 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $100 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 11.8% less, ranking 223 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 $13/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 MAT10R2SWTK: Midea MAT10R2FWTK ($100/yr, 531.9 kWh/yr), then Midea MWEUTW-10CRFN8-BCN1 ($100/yr, 531.9 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 86 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 MAT10R2SWTK over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAT10R2SWTK costs roughly $1,000 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $100/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
The Midea MAT10R2SWTK already costs $100/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
At rank 223 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 531.9 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.