Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0: running cost
At 676.7 kWh/yr, the Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $127 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 12.2% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 354 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 447 currently-certified room air conditioners feeds that average, putting this model about $14/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among room air conditioners, one step cheaper is Midea MAW12HV1CWT-A ($127/yr, 676.7 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile AHTR14AC*# ($129/yr, 688.8 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 133 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.
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 MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0 that long and it costs about $1,272 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $127/year, this is on the expensive side for a room air conditioner; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $49/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$127/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MWAUQB-12HRFN8-BCL0; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 354 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.