Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 Running Cost (Room Air…
Running cost for the Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4
The Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 260.4 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 56.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 2 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 $64/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 Brothers 102372 ($49/yr, 260.4 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani VAW05V1KWT ($49/yr, 260.4 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea sells 161 certified room air conditioners; this one runs cheapest of them, $205/year under the MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3, its priciest.
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 MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 that long and it costs about $490 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 is already efficient for its category at $49/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4; 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. The Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 is among the cheapest 447 room air conditioners tracked here to run, see the full Room Air Conditioner category page for the rest of the range. Being near the top of the category still doesn't answer whether replacing an older model is worth it, which the guide to when replacing one actually pays off does.