Running cost for the Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S at 281.3 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $53 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S against the category
That's 53.3% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 13 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 $60/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LW6023IVSM ($55/yr, 290.3 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S. Midea MAW06S1KWT-A ($53/yr, 281.3 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 3 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S that long and it costs about $529 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S is already efficient for its category at $53/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
Whether or not the Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 281.3 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 13 of 447, the Midea MAW06V1KYWT-S 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.