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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 182 of 344). The same unit costs $15 a year in Nevada but $59 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 18.3¢/kWh

$21/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$1.71
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 344 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
Alabama16.4¢$18
Alaska28.2¢$32
Arizona15.2¢$17
Arkansas14.1¢$16
California34.7¢$39
Colorado17.1¢$19
Connecticut24.3¢$27
Delaware19.3¢$22
District of Columbia24.4¢$27
Florida15.1¢$17
Georgia16.4¢$18
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$59
Idaho14.4¢$16
Illinois19.9¢$22
Indiana17.5¢$20
Iowa15.9¢$18
Kansas15.7¢$18
Kentucky14.3¢$16
Louisiana13.5¢$15
Maine29.6¢$33
Maryland21.8¢$24
Massachusetts29.6¢$33
Michigan23.0¢$26
Minnesota17.5¢$20
Mississippi14.9¢$17
Missouri16.2¢$18
Montana15.1¢$17
Nebraska13.3¢$15
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$15
New Hampshire27.0¢$30
New Jersey24.9¢$28
New Mexico15.1¢$17
New York29.5¢$33
North Carolina14.7¢$17
North Dakota14.1¢$16
Ohio19.2¢$21
Oklahoma14.3¢$16
Oregon16.3¢$18
Pennsylvania21.7¢$24
Rhode Island29.2¢$33
South Carolina15.6¢$17
South Dakota15.4¢$17
Tennessee14.1¢$16
Texas15.9¢$18
Utah13.4¢$15
Vermont24.4¢$27
Virginia17.2¢$19
Washington14.9¢$17
West Virginia15.4¢$17
Wisconsin19.6¢$22
Wyoming15.2¢$17

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$20
BLACK+DECKER BFLW45M110$20
Danby DWM022D1DSDB110$20
Danby DWM022D3WDB110$20

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
6¢
Per month
$1.71
Per year
$21

112 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/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 $1.71 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/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 $15 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $59 in Hawaii (52.7¢/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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