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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Midea MLH52N4AWW

The Midea MLH52N4AWW is certified at 180 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $33 a year — call it 14¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 64% more than the median clothes washer (rank 314 of 344) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $24 a year in Nevada but $95 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

$33/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$2.75
Per day
9¢
Certified use
180 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 MLH52N4AWW (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Midea MLH52N4AWW: 180 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$30
Alaska28.2¢$51
Arizona15.2¢$27
Arkansas14.1¢$25
California34.7¢$63
Colorado17.1¢$31
Connecticut24.3¢$44
Delaware19.3¢$35
District of Columbia24.4¢$44
Florida15.1¢$27
Georgia16.4¢$29
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$95
Idaho14.4¢$26
Illinois19.9¢$36
Indiana17.5¢$32
Iowa15.9¢$29
Kansas15.7¢$28
Kentucky14.3¢$26
Louisiana13.5¢$24
Maine29.6¢$53
Maryland21.8¢$39
Massachusetts29.6¢$53
Michigan23.0¢$41
Minnesota17.5¢$32
Mississippi14.9¢$27
Missouri16.2¢$29
Montana15.1¢$27
Nebraska13.3¢$24
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$24
New Hampshire27.0¢$49
New Jersey24.9¢$45
New Mexico15.1¢$27
New York29.5¢$53
North Carolina14.7¢$27
North Dakota14.1¢$25
Ohio19.2¢$35
Oklahoma14.3¢$26
Oregon16.3¢$29
Pennsylvania21.7¢$39
Rhode Island29.2¢$53
South Carolina15.6¢$28
South Dakota15.4¢$28
Tennessee14.1¢$25
Texas15.9¢$29
Utah13.4¢$24
Vermont24.4¢$44
Virginia17.2¢$31
Washington14.9¢$27
West Virginia15.4¢$28
Wisconsin19.6¢$35
Wyoming15.2¢$27

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 180 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG WT7050C180$33
GE GTW500A*N175$32
GE GTW538A*W175$32
GE GTW540A*P175$32
Electrolux ELVW7405AW189$35
GE GTW490ACJ8WS170$31

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
9¢
Per month
$2.75
Per year
$33

180 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $33/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 180 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 MLH52N4AWW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLH52N4AWW at 180 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 MLH52N4AWW cost to run per month?
About $2.75 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 9¢ a day, or $33 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Midea MLH52N4AWW energy efficient?
It uses 64% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Midea MLH52N4AWW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $24 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $95 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Midea MLH52N4AWW?
Roughly 14¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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