Midea MAW08V1WBK Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MAW08V1WBK costs to run
The Midea MAW08V1WBK 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 38 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 MAW08V1WBK: Midea MAW08U2QWT ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), then Midea MAW08V1WBK-T ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 15 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).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $71/year, the Midea MAW08V1WBK adds up to about $705 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $71/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW08V1WBK is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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. 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.