What the Midea MAW24RV1CWT costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW24RV1CWT at 1,353.4 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $254 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.
How the Midea MAW24RV1CWT compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 124.4% above it, ranking 429 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $141/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAW24RV1CWT on that list: Midea MAW24R2VWT ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW24S2VWT-A ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 157 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MAW24RV1CWT that long and it costs about $2,544 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MAW24RV1CWT 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 $254/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW24RV1CWT 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.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,353.4 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.