Running cost for the Midea MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10
The Midea MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 600 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a room air conditioner
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 305 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 $1/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 MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10: Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCN10 ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr), then OMNI MAX OWH121CV4A ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 120 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 MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10 over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the Midea MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10 adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
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
The Midea MWCUWA-12CRFN8-BCN10 already costs $113/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 600 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.