Running cost for the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM8
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM8 at 1,304.3 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $245 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM8 against the category
That's 116.3% above the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 421 of 447 certified room air conditioners for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every room air conditioner ENERGY STAR currently certifies (447 models), not an outside benchmark, about $132/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Seasons SW24V2 ($245/yr, 1,304.3 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM8. Midea MAW24V2KYWT-S ($245/yr, 1,304.3 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 155 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $245/year, the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM8 adds up to about $2,452 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $245/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.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM8 already costs $245/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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.