Running cost for the Midea MLTW54M5CWWC
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTW54M5CWWC at 214 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 74% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 376 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 $17/year over 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 MLTW54M5CWW ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Midea MLTW54M7ACG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 34 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLH25N7BWW at $12/yr, and its priciest, the MLTW62M7ACG at $40/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Midea MLTW54M5CWWC adds up to about $402 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea MLTW54M5CWWC runs above its category average. If the washing machine you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $40/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Midea MLTW54M5CWWC 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
Ranked 376 of 398, the Midea MLTW54M5CWWC sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 214 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.