Midea MAW12W1QWT: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW12W1QWT at 600 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $113 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 301 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MAW12W1QWT: Midea MAW12V1YWT-S ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), then Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 116 of Midea's 161 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 ($49/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 ($254/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW12W1QWT costs roughly $1,128 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MAW12W1QWT 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.
Where this number comes from
At rank 301 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. The 600 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.