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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US

The Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US is certified at 112 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $21 a year — call it 9¢ every time you run it. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 2% of the median certified clothes washer (rank 181 of 338). The same unit costs $14 a year in North Dakota but $52 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. Electricity is only part of the story for a clothes washer — check the water figure in the specs below.

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

$21/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$1.76
Per day
6¢
Certified use
112 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
4.5 cu ft
IMEF
2.76
Annual water use
4,248 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US: 112 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$19
Alaska27.4¢$31
Arizona15.5¢$17
Arkansas14.2¢$16
California35.3¢$39
Colorado16.5¢$19
Connecticut32.2¢$36
Delaware18.8¢$21
District of Columbia25.4¢$28
Florida15.4¢$17
Georgia15.4¢$17
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$52
Idaho12.7¢$14
Illinois20.5¢$23
Indiana17.9¢$20
Iowa13.9¢$16
Kansas15.8¢$18
Kentucky15.0¢$17
Louisiana14.4¢$16
Maine28.4¢$32
Maryland22.1¢$25
Massachusetts29.4¢$33
Michigan21.4¢$24
Minnesota16.4¢$18
Mississippi16.8¢$19
Missouri14.0¢$16
Montana13.9¢$16
Nebraska13.3¢$15
Nevada14.3¢$16
New Hampshire27.2¢$31
New Jersey23.5¢$26
New Mexico15.2¢$17
New York29.4¢$33
North Carolina16.3¢$18
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$14
Ohio19.5¢$22
Oklahoma13.3¢$15
Oregon15.8¢$18
Pennsylvania21.5¢$24
Rhode Island28.3¢$32
South Carolina17.1¢$19
South Dakota14.5¢$16
Tennessee14.9¢$17
Texas17.0¢$19
Utah13.3¢$15
Vermont24.6¢$28
Virginia17.4¢$19
Washington14.4¢$16
West Virginia16.1¢$18
Wisconsin19.2¢$22
Wyoming14.7¢$16

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 112 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Midea MLH45N1AWW112$21
Midea MLH52N5AWW112$21
Avanti FLW22V0W110$21
BLACK+DECKER BFLW45M110$21
Danby DWM022D1DSDB110$21
Danby DWM022D3WDB110$21

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
6¢
Per month
$1.76
Per year
$21

112 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $21/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 112 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US at 112 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.
How much does the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US cost to run per month?
About $1.76 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 6¢ a day, or $21 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US energy efficient?
It uses 2% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer.
What does the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $14 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $52 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Midea MFH180-G1304DS/F01E-US?
Roughly 9¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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