Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A: running cost
At 676.7 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $127 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A against the category
That's 12.2% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 353 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0 ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A. Midea MAW12HV1CWT ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 132 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $127/year, the Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A adds up to about $1,272 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $127/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 353 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.