Running cost for the Midea MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCN10
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCN10 at 900 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $169 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
The category average is 603 kWh/yr; this model runs 49.3% above it, ranking 402 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 $56/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 MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCN10: Midea MAW18S2VWT-A ($169/yr, 900 kWh/yr), then LG LW1822IVSM ($173/yr, 918.4 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 151 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCN10 costs roughly $1,692 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $169/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MWCUWH-18CRFN8-MCN10 already costs $169/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
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.