Running cost for the Midea MAW12V1UWT
The Midea MAW12V1UWT 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 MAW12V1UWT against the category
That's 0.5% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 299 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 MAW12V1YWT-S ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW12V1UWT. Midea MAW12V1QWT-S ($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 114 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 MAW12V1UWT over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW12V1UWT costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MAW12V1UWT 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
The Midea MAW12V1UWT 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. 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.