Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-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.
Where this ranks
That's 12.2% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 406 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $25/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Midea US3-RSJ-15/250RDVN3-L3 ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is NOVAIR TCL-65GL-R134A ($233/yr, 1,240 kWh/yr).
Within the Midea lineup
Among Midea's 27 certified electric water heaters, this is the priciest to run, $72/year over the CAN3-RSJ-15/190RDVN3-L3, the brand's cheapest.
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-15/300RDVN3-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-15/300RDVN3-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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 already costs $233/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,240 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 406 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.