Midea MLTE54S7ACG Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Midea MLTE54S7ACG
At 608 kWh/yr, the Midea MLTE54S7ACG's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $114 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Midea MLTE54S7ACG compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 334 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MLTE54S7ACG on that list: Midea MLTE54N5CWWC ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MLTE61N5CCG ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 23 of Midea's 35 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the MLE27N5AWWC ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MLTG54S7ACG ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Midea MLTE54S7ACG adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MLTE54S7ACG already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 334 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTE54S7ACG 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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.