Midea MLHW31S2BB Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Midea MLHW31S2BB
The Midea MLHW31S2BB 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.
Midea MLHW31S2BB against the category
That's 39% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 37 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 $9/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MLHW31S2BBW ($14/yr, 75 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLHW31S2BB. Midea MLHW27S7BWW ($14/yr, 75 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 6 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLH25N7BWW at $12/yr, and its priciest, the MLTW62M7ACG at $40/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $14/year, the Midea MLHW31S2BB adds up to about $141 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MLHW31S2BB 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MLHW31S2BB 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.
Sourcing
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 75 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.