Midea MWFUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0: running cost
The Midea MWFUWA-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.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 37.8% below the room air conditioner category average of 603 kWh/yr, and ranks 44 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 $43/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 Midea MWEUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TCL T08WV3S ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 161 ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners; this one ranks 21 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.
Midea MWFUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MWFUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 costs roughly $705 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MWFUWA-08CRFN8-BCP0 is already efficient for its category at $71/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new room air conditioner costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MWFUWA-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.
The data behind this page
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. The 375 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.