Midea MLTW62M5CCG Running Cost (Washing Machine)

Name: Midea MLTW62M5CCG
Brand: Midea

Midea MLTW62M5CCG: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

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

ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTW62M5CCG at 214 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.11per day

$3.35per month

214kWh per year, certified

$402over a 10-yr lifespan

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

Midea MLTW62M5CCG against the category

That's 74% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 378 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 MLTW62M5CWW ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLTW62M5CCG. Midea MLTW54M7ACG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Midea lineup

Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 36 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

Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea MLTW62M5CCG costs roughly $402 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

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 MLTW62M5CCG or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $40/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 378 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.