Running cost for the Midea MLH52N3AWW
The Midea MLH52N3AWW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 112 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $21 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 MLH52N3AWW compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 8.9% less, ranking 206 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MLH52N3AWW on that list: Midea MLH45N1AWW ($21/yr, 112 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MLH52N5AWW ($21/yr, 112 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 14 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).
Midea MLH52N3AWW over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MLH52N3AWW that long and it costs about $211 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $21/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MLH52N3AWW already costs $21/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 206 of 398, the Midea MLH52N3AWW sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.