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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Midea MLTE54N5CWWC

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC uses 608 kWh — about $114 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 40¢ per load. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 0% of the median certified clothes dryer (rank 237 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $75 a year in North Dakota to $283 in Hawaii.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$114/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$9.54
Per day
31¢
Certified use
608 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Vented
Drum capacity
7.4 cu ft
CEF
3.93 lbs/kWh
Venting
Vented
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Midea MLTE54N5CWWC: 608 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$106
Alaska27.4¢$166
Arizona15.5¢$94
Arkansas14.2¢$86
California35.3¢$214
Colorado16.5¢$101
Connecticut32.2¢$196
Delaware18.8¢$114
District of Columbia25.4¢$154
Florida15.4¢$94
Georgia15.4¢$93
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$283
Idaho12.7¢$77
Illinois20.5¢$124
Indiana17.9¢$109
Iowa13.9¢$84
Kansas15.8¢$96
Kentucky15.0¢$91
Louisiana14.4¢$88
Maine28.4¢$173
Maryland22.1¢$134
Massachusetts29.4¢$179
Michigan21.4¢$130
Minnesota16.4¢$100
Mississippi16.8¢$102
Missouri14.0¢$85
Montana13.9¢$85
Nebraska13.3¢$81
Nevada14.3¢$87
New Hampshire27.2¢$166
New Jersey23.5¢$143
New Mexico15.2¢$92
New York29.4¢$179
North Carolina16.3¢$99
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$75
Ohio19.5¢$118
Oklahoma13.3¢$81
Oregon15.8¢$96
Pennsylvania21.5¢$131
Rhode Island28.3¢$172
South Carolina17.1¢$104
South Dakota14.5¢$88
Tennessee14.9¢$91
Texas17.0¢$103
Utah13.3¢$81
Vermont24.6¢$149
Virginia17.4¢$106
Washington14.4¢$87
West Virginia16.1¢$98
Wisconsin19.2¢$117
Wyoming14.7¢$89

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 608 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Amana NED5800H608$114
Crosley CED7464G608$114
Crosley CFDMHE8105AW608$114
Crosley CFDMHE8105AX608$114
Direct Supply 0-36CJ6608$114
Direct Supply 0-36CJ8608$114

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
31¢
Per month
$9.54
Per year
$114

608 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $114/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 608 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC at 608 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.
How much does the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC cost to run per month?
About $9.54 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 31¢ a day, or $114 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC energy efficient?
It uses 0% more electricity than the median certified clothes dryer.
What does the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $75 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $283 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Midea MLTE54N5CWWC?
Roughly 40¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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