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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW

The Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW is certified at 50 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $9.41 a year — call it 4¢ every time you run it. Only a handful of certified clothes washers do better: it ranks 12 of 338 and undercuts the median by 55%. The same unit costs $6.17 a year in North Dakota but $23 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

$9.41/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$0.78
Per day
3¢
Certified use
50 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
4.4 cu ft
IMEF
2.76
Annual water use
4,154 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW: 50 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$8.71
Alaska27.4¢$14
Arizona15.5¢$7.74
Arkansas14.2¢$7.08
California35.3¢$18
Colorado16.5¢$8.27
Connecticut32.2¢$16
Delaware18.8¢$9.39
District of Columbia25.4¢$13
Florida15.4¢$7.69
Georgia15.4¢$7.68
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$23
Idaho12.7¢$6.35
Illinois20.5¢$10
Indiana17.9¢$8.95
Iowa13.9¢$6.93
Kansas15.8¢$7.89
Kentucky15.0¢$7.51
Louisiana14.4¢$7.22
Maine28.4¢$14
Maryland22.1¢$11
Massachusetts29.4¢$15
Michigan21.4¢$11
Minnesota16.4¢$8.20
Mississippi16.8¢$8.38
Missouri14.0¢$7.00
Montana13.9¢$6.95
Nebraska13.3¢$6.64
Nevada14.3¢$7.14
New Hampshire27.2¢$14
New Jersey23.5¢$12
New Mexico15.2¢$7.58
New York29.4¢$15
North Carolina16.3¢$8.13
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$6.17
Ohio19.5¢$9.74
Oklahoma13.3¢$6.66
Oregon15.8¢$7.89
Pennsylvania21.5¢$11
Rhode Island28.3¢$14
South Carolina17.1¢$8.53
South Dakota14.5¢$7.26
Tennessee14.9¢$7.47
Texas17.0¢$8.49
Utah13.3¢$6.64
Vermont24.6¢$12
Virginia17.4¢$8.69
Washington14.4¢$7.18
West Virginia16.1¢$8.03
Wisconsin19.2¢$9.61
Wyoming14.7¢$7.34

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 50 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Electrolux ELFW733750$9.41
Electrolux ELTE730050$9.41
Electrolux ELTG730050$9.41
Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T60$11
Speed Queen LWN6ZR**119T60$11
Hisense WF5S2845BB39$7.34

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
3¢
Per month
$0.78
Per year
$9.41

50 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $9.41/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 50 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 Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW at 50 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 Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW cost to run per month?
About $0.78 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 3¢ a day, or $9.41 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW energy efficient?
It uses 55% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $6.17 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $23 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW?
Roughly 4¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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