Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM: running cost
At 600 kWh/yr, the Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $113 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.
How the Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 302 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM on that list: Midea MAW12W1QWT ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MW12MSWBA6RCM ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 117 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM that long and it costs about $1,128 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $113/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 302 of 447, the Midea MW12MSWBA5RCM 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.