Data through April 2026
Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified
Midea MLH27N4AWWC
Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Midea MLH27N4AWWC uses 65 kWh — about $12 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 5¢ per load. That puts it in the most efficient tenth of every certified clothes washer — 41% less electricity than the median, ranked 16 of 338. Where you live moves the bill from $8.03 a year in North Dakota to $30 in Hawaii. 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
$12/yr
- Per month
- $1.02
- Per day
- 3¢
- Certified use
- 65 kWh/yr
- Load configuration
- Front Load
- Drum volume
- 2.5 cu ft
- IMEF
- 2.76
- Annual water use
- 2,388 gal/yr
What it costs in every state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | This model $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17.4¢ | $11 | |
| Alaska | 27.4¢ | $18 | |
| Arizona | 15.5¢ | $10 | |
| Arkansas | 14.2¢ | $9.20 | |
| California | 35.3¢ | $23 | |
| Colorado | 16.5¢ | $11 | |
| Connecticut | 32.2¢ | $21 | |
| Delaware | 18.8¢ | $12 | |
| District of Columbia | 25.4¢ | $17 | |
| Florida | 15.4¢ | $10.00 | |
| Georgia | 15.4¢ | $9.99 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 46.6¢ | $30 | |
| Idaho | 12.7¢ | $8.26 | |
| Illinois | 20.5¢ | $13 | |
| Indiana | 17.9¢ | $12 | |
| Iowa | 13.9¢ | $9.01 | |
| Kansas | 15.8¢ | $10 | |
| Kentucky | 15.0¢ | $9.76 | |
| Louisiana | 14.4¢ | $9.39 | |
| Maine | 28.4¢ | $18 | |
| Maryland | 22.1¢ | $14 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.4¢ | $19 | |
| Michigan | 21.4¢ | $14 | |
| Minnesota | 16.4¢ | $11 | |
| Mississippi | 16.8¢ | $11 | |
| Missouri | 14.0¢ | $9.11 | |
| Montana | 13.9¢ | $9.04 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $8.63 | |
| Nevada | 14.3¢ | $9.29 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.2¢ | $18 | |
| New Jersey | 23.5¢ | $15 | |
| New Mexico | 15.2¢ | $9.85 | |
| New York | 29.4¢ | $19 | |
| North Carolina | 16.3¢ | $11 | |
| North Dakotacheapest | 12.3¢ | $8.03 | |
| Ohio | 19.5¢ | $13 | |
| Oklahoma | 13.3¢ | $8.65 | |
| Oregon | 15.8¢ | $10 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.5¢ | $14 | |
| Rhode Island | 28.3¢ | $18 | |
| South Carolina | 17.1¢ | $11 | |
| South Dakota | 14.5¢ | $9.44 | |
| Tennessee | 14.9¢ | $9.71 | |
| Texas | 17.0¢ | $11 | |
| Utah | 13.3¢ | $8.64 | |
| Vermont | 24.6¢ | $16 | |
| Virginia | 17.4¢ | $11 | |
| Washington | 14.4¢ | $9.33 | |
| West Virginia | 16.1¢ | $10 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.2¢ | $12 | |
| Wyoming | 14.7¢ | $9.54 |
Certified models closest in efficiency
| Model | kWh/yr | $/yr (US avg) |
|---|---|---|
| Midea MLH25N7BWW | 65 | $12 |
| Bosch WGA12400 | 70 | $13 |
| Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T | 60 | $11 |
| Speed Queen LWN6ZR**119T | 60 | $11 |
| Beko BWM242300SWWmost efficient | 73 | $14 |
| Blomberg BLWM242300SWGmost efficient | 73 | $14 |
Run your own numbers
Your rate, your numbers
- Per day
- 3¢
- Per month
- $1.02
- Per year
- $12
65 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $12/yr
Prefilled with this model's certified 65 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 MLH27N4AWWC use?
- ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLH27N4AWWC at 65 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 MLH27N4AWWC cost to run per month?
- About $1.02 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 3¢ a day, or $12 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
- Is the Midea MLH27N4AWWC energy efficient?
- It uses 41% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
- What does the Midea MLH27N4AWWC cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
- At current residential rates it costs about $8.03 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $30 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
- What does one load cost with the Midea MLH27N4AWWC?
- Roughly 5¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.