Midea MAW12V1QWT: running cost
The Midea MAW12V1QWT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW12V1QWT against the category
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 296 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 MAW12V1QWT-M ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW12V1QWT. Midea MAW12S1VWWT-T ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 111 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW12V1QWT costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MAW12V1QWT 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 MAW12V1QWT 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 296 of 447, the Midea MAW12V1QWT 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.