Running cost for the Midea MLTG54S7ACG
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTG54S7ACG at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 594 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $22/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MLTG54S7ACG: Midea MLTG54N5CWWC ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then Samsung DV90F53*G* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Of the 35 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers Midea makes, the MLTG54S7ACG costs the most to run, $85/year more than Midea's cheapest, the MLE27N5AWWC.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLTG54S7ACG costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
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.
If you're keeping it
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 594 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Midea MLTG54S7ACG 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.