Midea MAW08U1KWT: running cost
At 387.4 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW08U1KWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $73 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 35.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 52 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $41/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is LG LW8022IVSM ($73/yr, 387.1 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MAW08U1KWT-A ($73/yr, 387.4 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 22 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.
Midea MAW08U1KWT over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $73/year, the Midea MAW08U1KWT adds up to about $728 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MAW08U1KWT is already efficient for its category at $73/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
$73/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MAW08U1KWT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 52 of 447, the Midea MAW08U1KWT 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. The 387.4 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.