Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3
At 855 kWh/yr, the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
That $161 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 electric water heater
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.6% less, ranking 79 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 596 electric water heaters ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $47/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 CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3: Kepler AZMCHW-50VN3A ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr), then Midea MAHW-50VN3A ($161/yr, 855 kWh/yr).
Comparing Midea's own models
Of the 27 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters Midea makes, the CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3 is the cheapest to run, $72/year less than Midea's priciest, the US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3.
What this adds up to over time
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $161/year, the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3 adds up to about $1,768 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $161/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $161/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 79 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 855 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.