What the Midea MAW12S1VWT-A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW12S1VWT-A at 600 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW12S1VWT-A against the category
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 294 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 MAW12S1VWWT-T ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW12S1VWT-A. Midea MAW12RV1CWT ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 109 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the Midea MAW12S1VWT-A adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MAW12S1VWT-A 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MAW12S1VWT-A already costs $113/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 600 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 294 of 447, the Midea MAW12S1VWT-A 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.