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What clothes washers cost to run each year

The median ENERGY STAR certified clothes washer uses 110 kWh a year on the standard federal test basis that ENERGY STAR reports. At the US average home electricity price that is $20 a year. The 367 certified models range from 39 to 311 kWh.

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    The starting kWh is the median for ENERGY STAR certified models in that category. Not certified? Use the kWh on the yellow EnergyGuide label.

    Yearly cost by type

    Median model of each type, at 18.04 cents per kWh. Number of certified models in brackets.

    Front Load (250)$19
    Top Load (117)$26

    The 25 lowest energy models

    CrownCRNWM280W00Front Load2.8039$7
    Premium LevellaPWMF280HBFront Load2.8039$7
    Premium LevellaPWMF280HTFront Load2.8039$7
    Premium LevellaPWMF280HWFront Load2.8039$7
    Premium LevellaPWMF286HSFront Load2.8039$7
    Premium LevellaPWMF287HBFront Load2.8039$7
    HisenseWF5S2845BBFront Load2.8039$7
    HisenseWF5S2845BTFront Load2.8039$7
    HisenseWF5S2845BWFront Load2.8039$7
    ElectroluxELFW7337***Front Load4.4050$9
    ElectroluxELTE7300*** -Front Load4.4050$9
    ElectroluxELTG7300*** -Front Load4.4050$9
    FrigidaireFWFX22D4EWFront Load4.4050$9
    Speed QueenLWN6ZR**116T***Top Load3.2060$11
    Speed QueenLWN6ZR**119T***Top Load3.2060$11
    MideaMLH25N7BWWFront Load2.5065$12
    MideaMLH27N4AWWCFront Load2.5065$12
    BoschWGA12400**Front Load2.1070$13
    BekoBWM242300SWWFront Load2.3073$13
    BlombergBLWM242300SWGFront Load2.3073$13
    SummitLW24WFront Load2.3073$13
    SummitSLW24WFront Load2.3073$13
    ElectroluxELFW7738***Front Load4.5074$13
    AskoW2084.W.UFront Load2.0075$14
    AskoW3LW.UFront Load2.4075$14

    Small models use the least energy, so compare within the size you need. Use the search above to find any certified model.

    A typical clothes washer in each state

    North Dakota$14
    Nebraska$14
    Idaho$14
    Louisiana$14
    Utah$15
    Nevada$15
    Arkansas$15
    Tennessee$15
    Oklahoma$15
    Kentucky$15
    Montana$15
    Missouri$15
    Wyoming$15
    Iowa$16
    Washington$16
    South Dakota$16
    North Carolina$16
    Mississippi$16
    Kansas$17
    Georgia$17
    New Mexico$17
    Arizona$17
    Florida$17
    Oregon$17
    West Virginia$17
    South Carolina$17
    Texas$18
    Minnesota$18
    Alabama$18
    Colorado$18
    Virginia$18
    Indiana$19
    Delaware$20
    Ohio$20
    Wisconsin$21
    Illinois$21
    Pennsylvania$23
    Maryland$23
    Michigan$23
    New Jersey$26
    Vermont$26
    District of Columbia$27
    Alaska$30
    New Hampshire$30
    Connecticut$30
    New York$31
    Rhode Island$32
    Maine$33
    Massachusetts$33
    California$36
    Hawaii$49

    Sources

    1. ENERGY STAR Certified Residential Clothes Washers, US EPA, ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026
    2. Form EIA-861M, monthly electric power sales and revenue by state (residential), US Energy Information Administration, checked 1 November 2026

    Model list as published by ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026. Electricity prices are the average residential price for September 2025 to August 2026.