Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 Running Cost (Room Air…
What the Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 costs to run
The Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 387.4 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among room air conditioners currently certified.
That $73 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.
How the Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.8% less, ranking 56 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $41/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 on that list: Midea MAW08V1KYWT-S ($73/yr, 387.4 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GREE GJC08BU-A6DRNJ2A ($73/yr, 389.1 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 26 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 MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 costs roughly $728 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MWFUQB-8CRFN8-BCN11 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 387.4 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.