Model
Midea MAW10U1QWT
Rank #127 means 126 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 69th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 69% of those models.
What does the Midea MAW10U1QWT cost to run per year?
At roughly $87 a year to run, ranking #127 of 404, the Midea MAW10U1QWT costs less than the typical room air conditioner model we track. It uses 47% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $164/yr to run, a saving of roughly $77 a year. Size-adjusted, this model beats 69% of room air conditioner models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. Its CEER of 16 reflects combined energy efficiency ratio, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea 1014264129 at $87/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MAW10U2QWT at $87/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A room air conditioner typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Midea MAW10U1QWT's $87/yr adds up to roughly $870 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge PWJV10W**#.
By the numbers
The Midea MAW10U1QWT normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $87/yr, here is what the Midea MAW10U1QWT adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Midea MAW10U1QWT costs about $870. That is roughly $770 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1640 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MAW10U1QWT compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $87/yr, it runs about $12 a year cheaper than the class median of $99, and it is about $36 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $164/yr, the Midea MAW10U1QWT uses 47% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 10000 BTU/hr, the Midea MAW10U1QWT is a small room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, and smaller room air conditioner models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. The CEER of 16 on this model, above the class median of 15, measures combined energy efficiency ratio; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEER if capacity is similar.
- Combined Energy Efficiency Ratio (CEER). Two units with the same BTU rating can post very different running costs, and CEER is the figure that explains most of that gap.
- BTU cooling capacity. BTU rating scales with room size, and it is usually the first driver of an air conditioner's running cost, ahead of its CEER figure.
- Thermostat and mode usage. How the unit is actually operated, thermostat cycling versus a fixed setting, moves real electricity use more than the rated BTU or CEER figure alone.
Common questions
Is the Midea MAW10U1QWT cheap to run?
Yes. Its $87/yr running cost puts it at rank #127 of 404, below what most room air conditioner models we track cost to run.
How much does the Midea MAW10U1QWT cost per month?
About $7.25 a month, which is the $87 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 469 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $87 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MAW10U1QWT for its size?
69th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Midea 101426412910000 BTU/hr | $87 |
| 128 | Midea 101045147910000 BTU/hr | $87 |
| 127 | Ge PWJV10W**#10000 BTU/hr | $87 |
| 126 | Kinghome KHWA09IN9300 BTU/hr | $86 |
| 125 | Gree GJH09BW-A6DRNL1A9300 BTU/hr | $86 |
Source
ES_1138537_MAW10U1QWT_11212023124024_80189917View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MAW10U1QWT are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.