What the Midea MWCUWA-08CRFN8-BCN10 costs to run
The Midea MWCUWA-08CRFN8-BCN10 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 400 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 33.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 102 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 $38/year under 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 MWAUQB-08CRFN8-BCN10 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Noma 043-8814-4 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 44 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $75/year, the Midea MWCUWA-08CRFN8-BCN10 adds up to about $752 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MWCUWA-08CRFN8-BCN10 is already efficient for its category at $75/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
Whether or not the Midea MWCUWA-08CRFN8-BCN10 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 102 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. The 400 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.