Midea MAHW-65VN3B Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
What the Midea MAHW-65VN3B costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MAHW-65VN3B 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 370 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 MAHW-65VN3B: Midea CAN3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L4 ($232/yr, 1,234 kWh/yr), then Midea MCHW-65VN3B ($232/yr, 1,234 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Ranked 15 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).
Midea MAHW-65VN3B over 11 years
11 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $232/year, the Midea MAHW-65VN3B adds up to about $2,552 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $232/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Midea MAHW-65VN3B already costs $232/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 1,234 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 370 of 596, the Midea MAHW-65VN3B sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.