Midea MLH27N4AWWC: running cost
At 65 kWh/yr, the Midea MLH27N4AWWC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $12 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 MLH27N4AWWC compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 47.2% less, ranking 20 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $11/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MLH27N4AWWC on that list: Midea MLH25N7BWW ($12/yr, 65 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bosch WGA12400** ($13/yr, 70 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Midea's 38 certified washing machines, this sits between the MLH25N7BWW ($12/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MLTW62M7ACG ($40/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $12/year, the Midea MLH27N4AWWC adds up to about $122 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $12/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$12/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea MLH27N4AWWC; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 65 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.