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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Midea MLTW54M5CWW

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Midea MLTW54M5CWW uses 214 kWh — about $39 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 17¢ per load. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 95% more than the median clothes washer (rank 324 of 344) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $28 a year in Nevada but $113 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

$39/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$3.27
Per day
11¢
Certified use
214 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.4 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,799 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Midea MLTW54M5CWW (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Midea MLTW54M5CWW: 214 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$35
Alaska28.2¢$60
Arizona15.2¢$32
Arkansas14.1¢$30
California34.7¢$74
Colorado17.1¢$37
Connecticut24.3¢$52
Delaware19.3¢$41
District of Columbia24.4¢$52
Florida15.1¢$32
Georgia16.4¢$35
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$113
Idaho14.4¢$31
Illinois19.9¢$43
Indiana17.5¢$37
Iowa15.9¢$34
Kansas15.7¢$34
Kentucky14.3¢$31
Louisiana13.5¢$29
Maine29.6¢$63
Maryland21.8¢$47
Massachusetts29.6¢$63
Michigan23.0¢$49
Minnesota17.5¢$37
Mississippi14.9¢$32
Missouri16.2¢$35
Montana15.1¢$32
Nebraska13.3¢$28
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$28
New Hampshire27.0¢$58
New Jersey24.9¢$53
New Mexico15.1¢$32
New York29.5¢$63
North Carolina14.7¢$32
North Dakota14.1¢$30
Ohio19.2¢$41
Oklahoma14.3¢$31
Oregon16.3¢$35
Pennsylvania21.7¢$47
Rhode Island29.2¢$63
South Carolina15.6¢$33
South Dakota15.4¢$33
Tennessee14.1¢$30
Texas15.9¢$34
Utah13.4¢$29
Vermont24.4¢$52
Virginia17.2¢$37
Washington14.9¢$32
West Virginia15.4¢$33
Wisconsin19.6¢$42
Wyoming15.2¢$33

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 214 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Midea MLTW54M5CCG214$39
Midea MLTW54M5CHG214$39
Midea MLTW54M5CWWC214$39
Midea MLTW54M7ACG214$39
Midea MLTW53A5CCG213$39
Midea MLTW53A5CWW213$39

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
11¢
Per month
$3.27
Per year
$39

214 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $39/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 214 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 MLTW54M5CWW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Midea MLTW54M5CWW at 214 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 MLTW54M5CWW cost to run per month?
About $3.27 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 11¢ a day, or $39 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Midea MLTW54M5CWW energy efficient?
It uses 95% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Midea MLTW54M5CWW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $28 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $113 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Midea MLTW54M5CWW?
Roughly 17¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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