Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S at 387.4 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 55 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 Midea MAW08V1KWT-A ($73/yr, 387.4 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 ($73/yr, 387.4 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 25 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.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S costs roughly $728 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$73/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 387.4 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.