Midea MLTE62S7ACG Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Midea MLTE62S7ACG: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTE62S7ACG 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 337 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 MLTE61N5CWW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DV90F53E ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 26 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Midea MLTE62S7ACG that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MLTE62S7ACG 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
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 337 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTE62S7ACG 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.