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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Electrolux ELFW7738

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Electrolux ELFW7738 uses 74 kWh — about $14 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 6¢ per load. That puts it in the most efficient tenth of every certified clothes washer — 33% less electricity than the median, ranked 20 of 338. The same unit costs $9.14 a year in North Dakota but $34 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria. 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
$1.16
Per day
4¢
Certified use
74 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
4.5 cu ft
IMEF
3.2
Annual water use
3,452 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Electrolux ELFW7738 (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Electrolux ELFW7738: 74 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$13
Alaska27.4¢$20
Arizona15.5¢$11
Arkansas14.2¢$10
California35.3¢$26
Colorado16.5¢$12
Connecticut32.2¢$24
Delaware18.8¢$14
District of Columbia25.4¢$19
Florida15.4¢$11
Georgia15.4¢$11
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$34
Idaho12.7¢$9.40
Illinois20.5¢$15
Indiana17.9¢$13
Iowa13.9¢$10
Kansas15.8¢$12
Kentucky15.0¢$11
Louisiana14.4¢$11
Maine28.4¢$21
Maryland22.1¢$16
Massachusetts29.4¢$22
Michigan21.4¢$16
Minnesota16.4¢$12
Mississippi16.8¢$12
Missouri14.0¢$10
Montana13.9¢$10
Nebraska13.3¢$9.83
Nevada14.3¢$11
New Hampshire27.2¢$20
New Jersey23.5¢$17
New Mexico15.2¢$11
New York29.4¢$22
North Carolina16.3¢$12
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$9.14
Ohio19.5¢$14
Oklahoma13.3¢$9.85
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¢$9.83
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 74 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko W2084.W.U75$14
Asko W3LW.U75$14
Asko W3W.U75$14
Beko BWM242300SWWmost efficient73$14
Blomberg BLWM242300SWGmost efficient73$14
Direct Supply 0-36CJ475$14

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
4¢
Per month
$1.16
Per year
$14

74 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $14/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 74 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 Electrolux ELFW7738 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Electrolux ELFW7738 at 74 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 Electrolux ELFW7738 cost to run per month?
About $1.16 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 Electrolux ELFW7738 energy efficient?
It uses 33% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the Electrolux ELFW7738 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $9.14 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $34 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Electrolux ELFW7738?
Roughly 6¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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