Midea MAW24RV1KWT Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MAW24RV1KWT costs to run
At 1,304.3 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW24RV1KWT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $245 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 MAW24RV1KWT compares to other room air conditioners
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 116.3% above it, ranking 418 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $132/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAW24RV1KWT on that list: K�hl KCVM24B30B ($234/yr, 1,246.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW24S2KWT-A ($245/yr, 1,304.3 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 152 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).
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 MAW24RV1KWT that long and it costs about $2,452 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $245/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MAW24RV1KWT or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MAW24RV1KWT ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 418 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 1,304.3 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.