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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

ELEMENT ECW2224EGW

The ELEMENT ECW2224EGW is certified at 110 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $21 a year — call it 9¢ every time you run it. That's close to the middle of the certified pack — about 0% above the median clothes washer, ranked 164 of 338. The same unit costs $14 a year in North Dakota but $51 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

$21/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$1.73
Per day
6¢
Certified use
110 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
2.2 cu ft
IMEF
2.07
Annual water use
2,713 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the ELEMENT ECW2224EGW (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

ELEMENT ECW2224EGW: 110 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$19
Alaska27.4¢$30
Arizona15.5¢$17
Arkansas14.2¢$16
California35.3¢$39
Colorado16.5¢$18
Connecticut32.2¢$35
Delaware18.8¢$21
District of Columbia25.4¢$28
Florida15.4¢$17
Georgia15.4¢$17
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$51
Idaho12.7¢$14
Illinois20.5¢$23
Indiana17.9¢$20
Iowa13.9¢$15
Kansas15.8¢$17
Kentucky15.0¢$17
Louisiana14.4¢$16
Maine28.4¢$31
Maryland22.1¢$24
Massachusetts29.4¢$32
Michigan21.4¢$24
Minnesota16.4¢$18
Mississippi16.8¢$18
Missouri14.0¢$15
Montana13.9¢$15
Nebraska13.3¢$15
Nevada14.3¢$16
New Hampshire27.2¢$30
New Jersey23.5¢$26
New Mexico15.2¢$17
New York29.4¢$32
North Carolina16.3¢$18
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$14
Ohio19.5¢$21
Oklahoma13.3¢$15
Oregon15.8¢$17
Pennsylvania21.5¢$24
Rhode Island28.3¢$31
South Carolina17.1¢$19
South Dakota14.5¢$16
Tennessee14.9¢$16
Texas17.0¢$19
Utah13.3¢$15
Vermont24.6¢$27
Virginia17.4¢$19
Washington14.4¢$16
West Virginia16.1¢$18
Wisconsin19.2¢$21
Wyoming14.7¢$16

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 110 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Avanti FLW22V0W110$21
BLACK+DECKER BFLW45M110$21
Danby DWM022D1DSDB110$21
Danby DWM022D3WDB110$21
ELEMENT ECW2224EGG110$21
Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240110$21

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
6¢
Per month
$1.73
Per year
$21

110 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $21/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 110 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 ELEMENT ECW2224EGW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the ELEMENT ECW2224EGW at 110 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 ELEMENT ECW2224EGW cost to run per month?
About $1.73 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 6¢ a day, or $21 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the ELEMENT ECW2224EGW energy efficient?
It uses 0% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer.
What does the ELEMENT ECW2224EGW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $14 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $51 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the ELEMENT ECW2224EGW?
Roughly 9¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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