Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L4 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L4
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L4 at 1,234 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $232 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
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 11.7% above it, ranking 369 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 $24/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-15/250RDVN3-L4: GREE GRS-3.0Pd/TD50GANhA-D ($232/yr, 1,234 kWh/yr), then Midea MAHW-65VN3B ($232/yr, 1,234 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 14 of Midea's 27 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3 ($161/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 ($233/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L4 costs roughly $2,552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $232/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
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If you're keeping it
$232/year to run is the predictable cost of the Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L4; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,234 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Electric Water Heater category page shows all 596 electric water heaters ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.