Midea MLTW62M5CWW Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Midea MLTW62M5CWW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTW62M5CWW 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.
Midea MLTW62M5CWW against the category
That's 74% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 379 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 MLTW62M7ACG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLTW62M5CWW. Midea MLTW62M5CCG ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 37 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MLTW62M5CWW that long and it costs about $402 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 MLTW62M5CWW 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. 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.