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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Direct Supply 0-36CJ4

The Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 is certified at 75 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $14 a year — call it 6¢ every time you run it. Only a handful of certified clothes washers do better: it ranks 24 of 338 and undercuts the median by 32%. Where you live moves the bill from $9.26 a year in North Dakota to $35 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 18.8¢/kWh

$14/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$1.18
Per day
Certified use
75 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
2.7 cu ft
IMEF
2.76
Annual water use
2,549 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Direct Supply 0-36CJ4: 75 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$13
Alaska27.4¢$21
Arizona15.5¢$12
Arkansas14.2¢$11
California35.3¢$26
Colorado16.5¢$12
Connecticut32.2¢$24
Delaware18.8¢$14
District of Columbia25.4¢$19
Florida15.4¢$12
Georgia15.4¢$12
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$35
Idaho12.7¢$9.53
Illinois20.5¢$15
Indiana17.9¢$13
Iowa13.9¢$10
Kansas15.8¢$12
Kentucky15.0¢$11
Louisiana14.4¢$11
Maine28.4¢$21
Maryland22.1¢$17
Massachusetts29.4¢$22
Michigan21.4¢$16
Minnesota16.4¢$12
Mississippi16.8¢$13
Missouri14.0¢$11
Montana13.9¢$10
Nebraska13.3¢$9.96
Nevada14.3¢$11
New Hampshire27.2¢$20
New Jersey23.5¢$18
New Mexico15.2¢$11
New York29.4¢$22
North Carolina16.3¢$12
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$9.26
Ohio19.5¢$15
Oklahoma13.3¢$9.98
Oregon15.8¢$12
Pennsylvania21.5¢$16
Rhode Island28.3¢$21
South Carolina17.1¢$13
South Dakota14.5¢$11
Tennessee14.9¢$11
Texas17.0¢$13
Utah13.3¢$9.97
Vermont24.6¢$18
Virginia17.4¢$13
Washington14.4¢$11
West Virginia16.1¢$12
Wisconsin19.2¢$14
Wyoming14.7¢$11

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 75 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko W2084.W.U75$14
Asko W3LW.U75$14
Asko W3W.U75$14
Electrolux ELFW4333AW75$14
KOOLMORE FLW-3CWH75$14
Magic Chef MCSFLW27W75$14

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
Per month
$1.18
Per year
$14

75 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $14/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 75 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 Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 at 75 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 Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 cost to run per month?
About $1.18 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 4¢ a day, or $14 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 energy efficient?
It uses 32% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the Direct Supply 0-36CJ4 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $9.26 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $35 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Direct Supply 0-36CJ4?
Roughly 6¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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