Running cost for the Midea MAW06V1QWBL-T
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW06V1QWBL-T at 298 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW06V1QWBL-T against the category
That's 50.6% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 16 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 $57/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAW06V1QWT ($56/yr, 298 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW06V1QWBL-T. Midea MAW06U1QWT ($56/yr, 298 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 5 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 MAW06V1QWBL-T that long and it costs about $560 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MAW06V1QWBL-T is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MAW06V1QWBL-T already costs $56/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.