Midea MLTG54N5CWW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Midea MLTG54N5CWW
The Midea MLTG54N5CWW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MLTG54N5CWW against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 592 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 MLTG54N5CWWC ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLTG54N5CWW. Midea MLTG54N5CHG ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 33 of 35 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLE27N5AWWC at $44/yr, and its priciest, the MLTG54S7ACG at $129/yr.
Midea MLTG54N5CWW over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Midea MLTG54N5CWW adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
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 MLTG54N5CWW or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MLTG54N5CWW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 592 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTG54N5CWW 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.