Midea MAW08V1QWT-T Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MAW08V1QWT-T costs to run
At 400 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW08V1QWT-T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW08V1QWT-T against the category
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 94 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 $38/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAW08V1UWT ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW08V1QWT-T. Midea MAW08V1QWT-S ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 36 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Midea MAW08V1QWT-T adds up to about $752 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MAW08V1QWT-T is already efficient for its category at $75/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
$75/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MAW08V1QWT-T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 94 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.