Midea MLHW61T4BCG: running cost
The Midea MLHW61T4BCG is certified by ENERGY STAR at 117 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $22 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 4.9% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 224 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 $1/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 MLHW61T4BBW ($22/yr, 117 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MLHW61T7BCG ($22/yr, 117 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 23 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 $22/year, the Midea MLHW61T4BCG adds up to about $220 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea MLHW61T4BCG 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MLHW61T4BCG ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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 117 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.