Data through June 2026
Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified
Amana NFW5800H
The Amana NFW5800H is certified at 123 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $23 a year — call it 10¢ every time you run it. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 12% of the median certified clothes washer (rank 230 of 344). Where you live moves the bill from $16 a year in Nevada to $65 in Hawaii. 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
$23/yr
- Per month
- $1.88
- Per day
- 6¢
- Certified use
- 123 kWh/yr
- Load configuration
- Front Load
- Drum volume
- 4.3 cu ft
- IMEF
- 2.76
- Annual water use
- 4,097 gal/yr
What it costs in every state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | This model $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.4¢ | $20 | |
| Alaska | 28.2¢ | $35 | |
| Arizona | 15.2¢ | $19 | |
| Arkansas | 14.1¢ | $17 | |
| California | 34.7¢ | $43 | |
| Colorado | 17.1¢ | $21 | |
| Connecticut | 24.3¢ | $30 | |
| Delaware | 19.3¢ | $24 | |
| District of Columbia | 24.4¢ | $30 | |
| Florida | 15.1¢ | $19 | |
| Georgia | 16.4¢ | $20 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 52.7¢ | $65 | |
| Idaho | 14.4¢ | $18 | |
| Illinois | 19.9¢ | $24 | |
| Indiana | 17.5¢ | $22 | |
| Iowa | 15.9¢ | $20 | |
| Kansas | 15.7¢ | $19 | |
| Kentucky | 14.3¢ | $18 | |
| Louisiana | 13.5¢ | $17 | |
| Maine | 29.6¢ | $36 | |
| Maryland | 21.8¢ | $27 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.6¢ | $36 | |
| Michigan | 23.0¢ | $28 | |
| Minnesota | 17.5¢ | $22 | |
| Mississippi | 14.9¢ | $18 | |
| Missouri | 16.2¢ | $20 | |
| Montana | 15.1¢ | $19 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $16 | |
| Nevadacheapest | 13.1¢ | $16 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.0¢ | $33 | |
| New Jersey | 24.9¢ | $31 | |
| New Mexico | 15.1¢ | $19 | |
| New York | 29.5¢ | $36 | |
| North Carolina | 14.7¢ | $18 | |
| North Dakota | 14.1¢ | $17 | |
| Ohio | 19.2¢ | $24 | |
| Oklahoma | 14.3¢ | $18 | |
| Oregon | 16.3¢ | $20 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.7¢ | $27 | |
| Rhode Island | 29.2¢ | $36 | |
| South Carolina | 15.6¢ | $19 | |
| South Dakota | 15.4¢ | $19 | |
| Tennessee | 14.1¢ | $17 | |
| Texas | 15.9¢ | $20 | |
| Utah | 13.4¢ | $16 | |
| Vermont | 24.4¢ | $30 | |
| Virginia | 17.2¢ | $21 | |
| Washington | 14.9¢ | $18 | |
| West Virginia | 15.4¢ | $19 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.6¢ | $24 | |
| Wyoming | 15.2¢ | $19 |
Certified models closest in efficiency
| Model | kWh/yr | $/yr (US avg) |
|---|---|---|
| Inglis IFW5900H | 123 | $23 |
| Whirlpool WFW560CH | 123 | $23 |
| Samsung WA50M74**A | 125 | $23 |
| Samsung WA50T74**A | 125 | $23 |
| LG WM1385H | 120 | $22 |
| LG WM1388H | 120 | $22 |
Run your own numbers
Your rate, your numbers
- Per day
- 6¢
- Per month
- $1.88
- Per year
- $23
123 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $23/yr
Prefilled with this model's certified 123 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 Amana NFW5800H use?
- ENERGY STAR certifies the Amana NFW5800H at 123 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 Amana NFW5800H cost to run per month?
- About $1.88 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 6¢ a day, or $23 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
- Is the Amana NFW5800H energy efficient?
- It uses 12% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer.
- What does the Amana NFW5800H cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
- At current residential rates it costs about $16 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $65 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
- What does one load cost with the Amana NFW5800H?
- Roughly 10¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.