What the Midea MAW24S2YWT-S costs to run
The Midea MAW24S2YWT-S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,353.4 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 124.4% above it, ranking 431 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 447 room air conditioners ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $141/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MAW24S2YWT-S: Midea MAW24S2VWT-A ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr), then Midea MAW25R2VWT ($254/yr, 1,353.4 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 159 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MAW24S2YWT-S costs roughly $2,544 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $254/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
$254/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MAW24S2YWT-S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,353.4 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 431 of 447, the Midea MAW24S2YWT-S 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.