Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0 Running Cost (Room Air…
What the Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0 at 468.8 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $88 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
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.3% less, ranking 151 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 $25/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 MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0: Midea MAW10V1WWT-T ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr), then Midea MWEUWA-10CRFN8-BCP0 ($88/yr, 468.8 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 67 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).
Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0 over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0 adds up to about $881 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $88/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$88/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MWAUQB-10CRFN8-BCP0; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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.