Running cost for the Midea MWEUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0
At 562.5 kWh/yr, the Midea MWEUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MWEUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0 against the category
That's 6.7% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 239 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MWFUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0 ($106/yr, 562.5 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MWEUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0. Midea MWAUQB-12CRFN8-BCP0 ($106/yr, 562.5 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 97 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.
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-12CRFN8-BCP0 that long and it costs about $1,058 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MWEUWA-12CRFN8-BCP0 is already efficient for its category at $106/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
At $106/year just to run, a room air conditioner is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 562.5 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 239 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.