Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM costs to run
At 400 kWh/yr, the Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM against the category
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 99 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 $38/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM. Midea MAW08W1QWT-T ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 41 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.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM adds up to about $752 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A room air conditioner like the Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.