Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM costs to run
At 400 kWh/yr, the Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM'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 MW08MSWBA5RCM against the category
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 100 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 MWAUQB-08CRFN8-BCN10 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM. Midea MW08MSWBA1RCM ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 42 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM costs roughly $752 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM already costs $75/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 400 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 100 of 447, the Midea MW08MSWBA5RCM 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.