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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Electrolux ELVW7405AW

The Electrolux ELVW7405AW is certified at 189 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $35 a year — call it 15¢ every time you run it. Even among certified models it's on the thirsty end: 72% more electricity than the median clothes washer, ranked 315 of 344. Where you live moves the bill from $25 a year in Nevada to $100 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

$35/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$2.89
Per day
9¢
Certified use
189 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,343 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Electrolux ELVW7405AW (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Electrolux ELVW7405AW: 189 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$31
Alaska28.2¢$53
Arizona15.2¢$29
Arkansas14.1¢$27
California34.7¢$66
Colorado17.1¢$32
Connecticut24.3¢$46
Delaware19.3¢$36
District of Columbia24.4¢$46
Florida15.1¢$29
Georgia16.4¢$31
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$100
Idaho14.4¢$27
Illinois19.9¢$38
Indiana17.5¢$33
Iowa15.9¢$30
Kansas15.7¢$30
Kentucky14.3¢$27
Louisiana13.5¢$25
Maine29.6¢$56
Maryland21.8¢$41
Massachusetts29.6¢$56
Michigan23.0¢$43
Minnesota17.5¢$33
Mississippi14.9¢$28
Missouri16.2¢$31
Montana15.1¢$29
Nebraska13.3¢$25
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$25
New Hampshire27.0¢$51
New Jersey24.9¢$47
New Mexico15.1¢$28
New York29.5¢$56
North Carolina14.7¢$28
North Dakota14.1¢$27
Ohio19.2¢$36
Oklahoma14.3¢$27
Oregon16.3¢$31
Pennsylvania21.7¢$41
Rhode Island29.2¢$55
South Carolina15.6¢$29
South Dakota15.4¢$29
Tennessee14.1¢$27
Texas15.9¢$30
Utah13.4¢$25
Vermont24.4¢$46
Virginia17.2¢$33
Washington14.9¢$28
West Virginia15.4¢$29
Wisconsin19.6¢$37
Wyoming15.2¢$29

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 189 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Whirlpool WTW8000D*+196$36
LG WT7050C180$33
Midea MLH52N4AWW180$33
LG WT7155C200$37
GE GTW500A*N175$32
GE GTW538A*W175$32

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
9¢
Per month
$2.89
Per year
$35

189 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $35/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 189 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 ELVW7405AW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Electrolux ELVW7405AW at 189 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 ELVW7405AW cost to run per month?
About $2.89 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 9¢ a day, or $35 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Electrolux ELVW7405AW energy efficient?
It uses 72% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Electrolux ELVW7405AW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $25 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $100 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Electrolux ELVW7405AW?
Roughly 15¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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