Midea MLTG45N5CWWC Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Midea MLTG45N5CWWC: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the Midea MLTG45N5CWWC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $129 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 MLTG45N5CWWC compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 588 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MLTG45N5CWWC on that list: Midea MLTG45N5CWW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MLTG45N6CWW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 29 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Midea MLTG45N5CWWC that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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 MLTG45N5CWWC or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Midea MLTG45N5CWWC is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Ranked 588 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTG45N5CWWC 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. The 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.