Model
Midea MLTW61A5CCG
Rank #359 means 358 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 20th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 20% of those models.
What does the Midea MLTW61A5CCG cost to run per year?
Rank #359 of 388 puts the Midea MLTW61A5CCG among the pricier washing machine models we track to keep running, at roughly $40 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 20 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. Its IMEF of 2.06 reflects integrated modified energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MLTW53A5CWWC at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MLTW61A5CWW at $40/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Midea MLTW61A5CCG's $40/yr adds up to roughly $400 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Midea MLTW53A5CCG.
By the numbers
The Midea MLTW61A5CCG 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 $40/yr, here is what the Midea MLTW61A5CCG 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 MLTW61A5CCG costs about $400. That is roughly $200 more than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Midea MLTW61A5CCG compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $20 a year above the class median of $20, and it is about $33 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 5.3 cu ft, the Midea MLTW61A5CCG is a large washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, among washing machine models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. The IMEF of 2.06 on this model, below the class median of 2.76, measures integrated modified energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's IMEF if capacity is similar.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Midea MLTW61A5CCG cheap to run?
Its $40/yr running cost, rank #359 of 388, is above what most washing machine models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Midea MLTW61A5CCG cost per month?
About $3.29 a month, which is the $40 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: 213 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $40 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Midea MLTW61A5CCG for its size?
20th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 361 | Midea MLTW53A5CWWC5.3 cu ft | $40 |
| 360 | Midea MLTW53A5CWW5.3 cu ft | $40 |
| 359 | Midea MLTW53A5CCG5.3 cu ft | $40 |
| 358 | Lg WT8405C*5.3 cu ft | $39 |
| 357 | Lg WT7155C*4.8 cu ft | $37 |
Source
ES_1030337_MLTW61A5CCG_042120260233638_7312430View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Midea and MLTW61A5CCG 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.