Midea MLTW54M5CHG Running Cost (Washing Machine)

Name: Midea MLTW54M5CHG
Brand: Midea

Midea MLTW54M5CHG: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$40/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 214 kWh/yr, the Midea MLTW54M5CHG's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.

$0.11per day

$3.35per month

214kWh per year, certified

$402over a 10-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Midea MLTW54M5CHG against the category

That's 74% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 374 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 $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Midea MLTW54M5CWW ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLTW54M5CHG. Midea MLTW54M5CCG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Midea lineup

Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 32 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

Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLTW54M5CHG 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.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The Midea MLTW54M5CHG 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.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 214 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.