Running cost for the Midea MAW12HV1CWT
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW12HV1CWT at 676.7 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $127 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 12.2% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 352 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 $14/year over 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 LUBECK 57H-ID0-B12HRFN8BCL0 ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 131 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.
Midea MAW12HV1CWT over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW12HV1CWT costs roughly $1,272 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $127/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MAW12HV1CWT already costs $127/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 352 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 676.7 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.