Midea MLTW54M5CCG: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTW54M5CCG at 214 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $40 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.
Efficient, or not, for a washing machine
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 74% above it, ranking 373 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $17/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Midea MLTW54M5CCG: Midea MLTW61A5CWW ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), then Midea MLTW54M5CHG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 31 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLTW54M5CCG costs roughly $402 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $40/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MLTW54M5CCG already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 373 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.