Running cost for the Midea MLTE54N5CCG
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTE54N5CCG at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 330 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Midea MLTE51N5CWW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MLTE54N5CHG ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 19 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLE27N5AWWC at $44/yr, and its priciest, the MLTG54S7ACG at $129/yr.
Midea MLTE54N5CCG over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLTE54N5CCG costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MLTE54N5CCG 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
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.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 330 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTE54N5CCG 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.