Model
Midea MLHE52S7AWW
Rank #374 means 373 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 80th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 80% of those models.
What does the Midea MLHE52S7AWW cost to run per year?
The Midea MLHE52S7AWW costs about $113 a year to run, more than most of the 615 clothes dryer models we track; it ranks #374. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 80 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. The CEF figure of 3.93 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MLHE52S7AGG at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge Profile PTD80EB*T*** at $113/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Midea MLHE52S7AWW's $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Crosley CFDMHE8105AW.
By the numbers
The Midea MLHE52S7AWW normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $113/yr, here is what the Midea MLHE52S7AWW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Midea MLHE52S7AWW costs about $1130. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MLHE52S7AWW compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $113/yr, it sits right on the class median of $113, and it is about $90 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 8 cu ft, the Midea MLHE52S7AWW is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, among clothes dryer models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. The CEF of 3.93 on this model, above the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Midea MLHE52S7AWW cheap to run?
Its $113/yr running cost, rank #374 of 615, is above what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Midea MLHE52S7AWW cost per month?
About $9.4 a month, which is the $113 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $113 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MLHE52S7AWW for its size?
80th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 411 | Midea MLHE52S7AGG8 cu ft | $113 |
| 410 | Ge GTD69EBPYWR7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 409 | Ge GTD68EBMRDG7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 408 | Ge GTD68EBMRWS7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 407 | Samsung DV90F53*E*7.6 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1030337_MLHE52S7AWW_07032025081061_4689712View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MLHE52S7AWW are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.