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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Crosley CFWMH45125AW

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Crosley CFWMH45125AW uses 162 kWh — about $31 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 13¢ per load. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 47% more than the median clothes washer (rank 297 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $20 a year in North Dakota but $76 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 18.8¢/kWh

$31/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$2.54
Per day
8¢
Certified use
162 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
4.5 cu ft
IMEF
2.76
Annual water use
4,248 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Crosley CFWMH45125AW (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Crosley CFWMH45125AW: 162 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$28
Alaska27.4¢$44
Arizona15.5¢$25
Arkansas14.2¢$23
California35.3¢$57
Colorado16.5¢$27
Connecticut32.2¢$52
Delaware18.8¢$30
District of Columbia25.4¢$41
Florida15.4¢$25
Georgia15.4¢$25
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$76
Idaho12.7¢$21
Illinois20.5¢$33
Indiana17.9¢$29
Iowa13.9¢$22
Kansas15.8¢$26
Kentucky15.0¢$24
Louisiana14.4¢$23
Maine28.4¢$46
Maryland22.1¢$36
Massachusetts29.4¢$48
Michigan21.4¢$35
Minnesota16.4¢$27
Mississippi16.8¢$27
Missouri14.0¢$23
Montana13.9¢$23
Nebraska13.3¢$22
Nevada14.3¢$23
New Hampshire27.2¢$44
New Jersey23.5¢$38
New Mexico15.2¢$25
New York29.4¢$48
North Carolina16.3¢$26
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$20
Ohio19.5¢$32
Oklahoma13.3¢$22
Oregon15.8¢$26
Pennsylvania21.5¢$35
Rhode Island28.3¢$46
South Carolina17.1¢$28
South Dakota14.5¢$24
Tennessee14.9¢$24
Texas17.0¢$28
Utah13.3¢$22
Vermont24.6¢$40
Virginia17.4¢$28
Washington14.4¢$23
West Virginia16.1¢$26
Wisconsin19.2¢$31
Wyoming14.7¢$24

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 162 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Crosley CFWMH45125AX162$31
GE GTW720B*N165$31
Maytag MHW8630H159$30
Samsung WA52B76**A165$31
Samsung WA52M77**A165$31
Samsung WA52T76**A165$31

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
8¢
Per month
$2.54
Per year
$31

162 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $31/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 162 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 Crosley CFWMH45125AW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Crosley CFWMH45125AW at 162 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 Crosley CFWMH45125AW cost to run per month?
About $2.54 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 8¢ a day, or $31 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Crosley CFWMH45125AW energy efficient?
It uses 47% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Crosley CFWMH45125AW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $20 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $76 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Crosley CFWMH45125AW?
Roughly 13¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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