Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C costs to run
The Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $113 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 MAW12AV1UWT-C compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 292 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C on that list: Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW12RV1CWT ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 107 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C that long and it costs about $1,128 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/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
At $113/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 292 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 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.