Running cost for the Midea MAW10U1KWT
The Midea MAW10U1KWT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 468.8 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $88 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.
How the Midea MAW10U1KWT compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.3% less, ranking 145 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAW10U1KWT on that list: Midea 1014264129 ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW10U1KWT-A ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 61 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).
Midea MAW10U1KWT over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW10U1KWT that long and it costs about $881 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $88/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MAW10U1KWT ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 145 of 447, the Midea MAW10U1KWT 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. The 468.8 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.