Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
What the Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM costs to run
The Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 500 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM against the category
That's 17.1% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 194 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 $19/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCN10 ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM. Midea MW10MSWBA5RCM ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 80 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 $94/year, the Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM adds up to about $940 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM is already efficient for its category at $94/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
$94/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MW10MSWBA6RCM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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.