Midea MLTW61A5CWW Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Midea MLTW61A5CWW
The Midea MLTW61A5CWW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 213 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 73.2% above it, ranking 372 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 MLTW61A5CWW: Midea MLTW61A5CCG ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), then Midea MLTW54M5CCG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 30 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 MLTW61A5CWW adds up to about $400 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Midea MLTW61A5CWW 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.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MLTW61A5CWW 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 213 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.