Midea MAW08U2QWT: running cost
The Midea MAW08U2QWT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 375 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $71 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
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 37.8% less, ranking 37 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 $43/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 MAW08U2QWT: Midea MAW08U1QWT ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), then Midea MAW08V1WBK ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 14 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $71/year, the Midea MAW08U2QWT adds up to about $705 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $71/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $71/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 37 of 447, the Midea MAW08U2QWT 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.