Model
Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3
Rank #381 means 380 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 5th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 5% of those models.
What does the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 cost to run per year?
The Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 costs about $251 a year to run, well up the cost table for its class at rank #381 of 404. It uses 41% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $426/yr to run, a saving of roughly $175 a year. Size-adjusted, this model ranks near the bottom of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 5% of room air conditioner models we track. Its CEER of 13.3 reflects combined energy efficiency ratio, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MAW25R2VWT at $251/yr runs a little cheaper and the Perfect Aire 1PACV25000E at $251/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 MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3's $251/yr adds up to roughly $2510 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Comfort Aire RADS-253R03.
By the numbers
The Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 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 $251/yr, here is what the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 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 MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 costs about $2510. That is roughly $1750 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $4260 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $251/yr, it runs about $152 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $200 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $426/yr, the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 uses 41% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 24000 BTU/hr, the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 is a large room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, among room air conditioner models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. Beyond size, its CEER of 13.3, below the class median of 15, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy efficiency ratio, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- 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 MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 cheap to run?
Its $251/yr running cost, rank #381 of 404, is above what most room air conditioner models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 cost per month?
About $20.93 a month, which is the $251 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: 1,353 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $251 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 for its size?
5th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 389 | Midea MAW25R2VWT24000 BTU/hr | $251 |
| 388 | Midea MAW24S2YWT-S24000 BTU/hr | $251 |
| 387 | Midea MAW24S2VWT-A24000 BTU/hr | $251 |
| 386 | Midea MAW24RV1CWT24000 BTU/hr | $251 |
| 385 | Midea MAW24R2VWT24000 BTU/hr | $251 |
Source
ES_1138537_MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3_08022024121249_80187203View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 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.