Midea MAW24S2VWT-A Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Running cost for the Midea MAW24S2VWT-A
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAW24S2VWT-A at 1,353.4 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $254 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MAW24S2VWT-A against the category
That's 124.4% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 430 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $141/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MAW24S2YWT-S ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MAW24S2VWT-A. Midea MAW24RV1CWT ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 158 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $254/year, the Midea MAW24S2VWT-A adds up to about $2,544 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $254/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 MAW24S2VWT-A or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Midea MAW24S2VWT-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.
Sourcing
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. The 1,353.4 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.