Midea MAW18S2KWT-A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MAW18S2KWT-A costs to run
The Midea MAW18S2KWT-A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 843.8 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $159 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.9% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 392 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 $45/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 MAW18RV1KWT ($159/yr, 843.8 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCP0 ($159/yr, 843.8 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 146 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 MAW18S2KWT-A over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW18S2KWT-A costs roughly $1,586 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MAW18S2KWT-A runs above its category average. If the room air conditioner you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $159/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW18S2KWT-A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Ranked 392 of 447, the Midea MAW18S2KWT-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. The 843.8 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.