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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

LG WT7305C

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the LG WT7305C uses 220 kWh — about $41 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 18¢ per load. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 100% more than the median clothes washer (rank 325 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $27 a year in North Dakota but $103 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

$41/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$3.45
Per day
11¢
Certified use
220 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
4.8 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,051 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the LG WT7305C (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG WT7305C: 220 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$38
Alaska27.4¢$60
Arizona15.5¢$34
Arkansas14.2¢$31
California35.3¢$78
Colorado16.5¢$36
Connecticut32.2¢$71
Delaware18.8¢$41
District of Columbia25.4¢$56
Florida15.4¢$34
Georgia15.4¢$34
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$103
Idaho12.7¢$28
Illinois20.5¢$45
Indiana17.9¢$39
Iowa13.9¢$30
Kansas15.8¢$35
Kentucky15.0¢$33
Louisiana14.4¢$32
Maine28.4¢$63
Maryland22.1¢$49
Massachusetts29.4¢$65
Michigan21.4¢$47
Minnesota16.4¢$36
Mississippi16.8¢$37
Missouri14.0¢$31
Montana13.9¢$31
Nebraska13.3¢$29
Nevada14.3¢$31
New Hampshire27.2¢$60
New Jersey23.5¢$52
New Mexico15.2¢$33
New York29.4¢$65
North Carolina16.3¢$36
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$27
Ohio19.5¢$43
Oklahoma13.3¢$29
Oregon15.8¢$35
Pennsylvania21.5¢$47
Rhode Island28.3¢$62
South Carolina17.1¢$38
South Dakota14.5¢$32
Tennessee14.9¢$33
Texas17.0¢$37
Utah13.3¢$29
Vermont24.6¢$54
Virginia17.4¢$38
Washington14.4¢$32
West Virginia16.1¢$35
Wisconsin19.2¢$42
Wyoming14.7¢$32

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 220 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG WT7010C220$41
LG WT7060C220$41
LG WT7100C220$41
LG WT7150C220$41
LG WT7405C220$41
LG WT7485C220$41

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
11¢
Per month
$3.45
Per year
$41

220 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $41/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 220 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 LG WT7305C use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WT7305C at 220 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 LG WT7305C cost to run per month?
About $3.45 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 11¢ a day, or $41 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG WT7305C energy efficient?
It uses 100% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the LG WT7305C cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $27 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $103 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the LG WT7305C?
Roughly 18¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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