What the Midea MAW10RV1CWT costs to run
At 500 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW10RV1CWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 187 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 $19/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 MAW10RV1CCWT ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MAW10S1VWT-A ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 73 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW10RV1CWT that long and it costs about $940 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MAW10RV1CWT is already efficient for its category at $94/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MAW10RV1CWT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 500 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 187 of 447, the Midea MAW10RV1CWT 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.