Midea MAT14R2SWTK Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MAT14R2SWTK costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAT14R2SWTK at 755.4 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $142 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
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 25.3% above it, ranking 379 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 $29/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 MAT14R2SWTK: Midea MAT14R2FWTK ($142/yr, 755.4 kWh/yr), then Midea MWEUTW-14CRFN8-MCM9 ($142/yr, 755.4 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 143 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAT14R2SWTK costs roughly $1,420 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $142/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MAT14R2SWTK 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 755.4 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 379 of 447, the Midea MAT14R2SWTK 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.