Running cost for the Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0
The Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 562.5 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $106 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 MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.7% less, ranking 238 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0 on that list: Midea MAW12V1WWT-T ($106/yr, 562.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MWEUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0 ($106/yr, 562.5 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 96 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical room air conditioner's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0 that long and it costs about $1,058 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $106/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$106/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. At rank 238 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.