Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 Running Cost (Room Air…
Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0: running cost
The Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 375 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $71 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 37.8% less, ranking 43 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 $43/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 MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0: Midea MWAUQB-08CRFN8-BCP0 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), then Midea MWFUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 20 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 MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $71/year, the Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 adds up to about $705 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $71/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 375 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.