Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 at 1,240 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $233 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 against the category
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 405 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 $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3. Midea MCHW-80VN3A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Midea makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 26 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.
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 US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 that long and it costs about $2,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 runs above its category average. If the electric water heater you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $233/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 405 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.