Running cost for the Midea MLTG54N5CCG
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTG54N5CCG at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MLTG54N5CCG against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 590 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MLTG54N5CHG ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLTG54N5CCG. Midea MLTG45N6CWW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 31 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
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLTG54N5CCG costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Midea MLTG54N5CCG 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 590 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTG54N5CCG 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.