Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4: running cost
At 861 kWh/yr, the Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified electric water heater.
The $162 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4 against the category
That's 22.1% below the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 99 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $46/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Rinnai REHP50CW ($162/yr, 861 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4. Midea MCHW-50VN3B ($162/yr, 861 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 9 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3 at $161/yr, and its priciest, the US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 at $233/yr.
Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4 over 11 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4 that long and it costs about $1,781 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4 is already efficient for its category at $162/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new electric water heater costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $162/year just to run, a electric water heater 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. Ranked 99 of 596, the Midea US3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L4 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.