Midea MAW18RV1CWT Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Midea MAW18RV1CWT: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW18RV1CWT at 900 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $169 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 49.3% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 400 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $56/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is Midea MAW18R2VWT ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MAW18S2VWT-A ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 149 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW18RV1CWT that long and it costs about $1,692 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $169/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MAW18RV1CWT already costs $169/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 400 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.