Running cost for the Midea MAW12RV1CWT
At 600 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW12RV1CWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW12RV1CWT against the category
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 293 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAW12S1VWT-A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW12RV1CWT. Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 108 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW12RV1CWT costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MAW12RV1CWT is already efficient for its category at $113/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW12RV1CWT 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. The full Room Air Conditioner category page shows all 447 room air conditioners ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.