Midea MAT12R1SWTK: running cost
The Midea MAT12R1SWTK is certified by ENERGY STAR at 647.5 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $122 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAT12R1SWTK against the category
That's 7.4% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 334 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 $8/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAT12R2FWTK ($122/yr, 647.5 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAT12R1SWTK. Midea MAT12R1FWTK ($122/yr, 647.5 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 124 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAT12R1SWTK costs roughly $1,217 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MAT12R1SWTK is already efficient for its category at $122/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$122/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MAT12R1SWTK; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 334 of 447, the Midea MAT12R1SWTK 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.