Running cost for the Midea MLHW27S7BCG
The Midea MLHW27S7BCG is certified by ENERGY STAR at 75 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $14 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 35 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $9/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is Midea MLH27N5AWWC ($14/yr, 75 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MLHW27S7BWW ($14/yr, 75 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 4 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLH25N7BWW at $12/yr, and its priciest, the MLTW62M7ACG at $40/yr.
Midea MLHW27S7BCG 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 MLHW27S7BCG that long and it costs about $141 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MLHW27S7BCG is already efficient for its category at $14/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MLHW27S7BCG already costs $14/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 35 of 398, the Midea MLHW27S7BCG 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. The 75 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.