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What the Midea MLTG45N5CCG costs to run

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$129/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTG45N5CCG at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.35per day
$10.76per month
687kWh per year, certified
$1,550over a 12-yr lifespan

The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 586 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 $22/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 Maytag MGDB955FW* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MLTG45N5CWW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).

Within the Midea lineup

Midea makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 27 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLE27N5AWWC at $44/yr, and its priciest, the MLTG54S7ACG at $129/yr.

What this adds up to over time

12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Midea MLTG45N5CCG adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.

Weighing a replacement

At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MLTG45N5CCG or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MLTG45N5CCG; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 586 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTG45N5CCG 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.