Midea MLFW53S7BBC Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Midea MLFW53S7BBC costs to run
At 117 kWh/yr, the Midea MLFW53S7BBC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $22 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MLFW53S7BBC against the category
That's 4.9% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 222 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MLHW61T4BBW ($22/yr, 117 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLFW53S7BBC. Midea MLFW53S4BBW ($22/yr, 117 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 21 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLH25N7BWW at $12/yr, and its priciest, the MLTW62M7ACG at $40/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $22/year, the Midea MLFW53S7BBC adds up to about $220 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MLFW53S7BBC is already efficient for its category at $22/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MLFW53S7BBC already costs $22/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.