Midea MCHW-80VN3A Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Midea MCHW-80VN3A: running cost
The Midea MCHW-80VN3A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,240 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $233 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.
How the Midea MCHW-80VN3A compares to other electric water heaters
The category average is 1,105 kWh/yr; this model runs 12.2% above it, ranking 404 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MCHW-80VN3A on that list: Midea MCHW-65VN3A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 25 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Midea MCHW-80VN3A that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $233/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the Midea MCHW-80VN3A or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $233/year just to run, a electric water heater is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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. The 1,240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.