Midea MLE27N4AWWC Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Midea MLE27N4AWWC
At 608 kWh/yr, the Midea MLE27N4AWWC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MLE27N4AWWC against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 313 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MLE52N3AWW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLE27N4AWWC. Maytag YMEDB855D+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 2 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLE27N5AWWC at $44/yr, and its priciest, the MLTG54S7ACG at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLE27N4AWWC costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MLE27N4AWWC is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 313 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLE27N4AWWC is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.