Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4 Running Cost (Electric Water…
Running cost for the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4
The Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,230 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
That $231 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 11.3% above it, ranking 357 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 US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4: Midea MCHW-80VN3B ($231/yr, 1,230 kWh/yr), then Rinnai REHP80CW ($231/yr, 1,230 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 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
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4 costs roughly $2,544 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4 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 $231/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
A electric water heater like the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L4 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.
Where this number comes from
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 1,230 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.