Midea MLTW54M5CWW: running cost
The Midea MLTW54M5CWW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 214 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
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 375 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 MLTW54M5CWW: Midea MLTW54M5CHG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr), then Midea MLTW54M5CWWC ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 33 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).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Midea MLTW54M5CWW adds up to about $402 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $40/year, this is on the expensive side for a washing machine; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $7/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MLTW54M5CWW or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MLTW54M5CWW 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. 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.