Midea MAW08V1WWT Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Midea MAW08V1WWT
At 375 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW08V1WWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
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 40 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 MAW08V1WWT: Midea MAW08V1WBK-T ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), then Midea MAW08V1WWT-T ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 17 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW08V1WWT that long and it costs about $705 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW08V1WWT 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
At rank 40 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. The 375 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.