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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

LG WT8405C

The LG WT8405C is certified at 210 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $39 a year — call it 16¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 91% more than the median clothes washer (rank 318 of 344) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. Where you live moves the bill from $28 a year in Nevada to $111 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

$39/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$3.21
Per day
11¢
Certified use
210 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.3 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,672 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the LG WT8405C (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG WT8405C: 210 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$34
Alaska28.2¢$59
Arizona15.2¢$32
Arkansas14.1¢$30
California34.7¢$73
Colorado17.1¢$36
Connecticut24.3¢$51
Delaware19.3¢$41
District of Columbia24.4¢$51
Florida15.1¢$32
Georgia16.4¢$34
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$111
Idaho14.4¢$30
Illinois19.9¢$42
Indiana17.5¢$37
Iowa15.9¢$33
Kansas15.7¢$33
Kentucky14.3¢$30
Louisiana13.5¢$28
Maine29.6¢$62
Maryland21.8¢$46
Massachusetts29.6¢$62
Michigan23.0¢$48
Minnesota17.5¢$37
Mississippi14.9¢$31
Missouri16.2¢$34
Montana15.1¢$32
Nebraska13.3¢$28
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$28
New Hampshire27.0¢$57
New Jersey24.9¢$52
New Mexico15.1¢$32
New York29.5¢$62
North Carolina14.7¢$31
North Dakota14.1¢$30
Ohio19.2¢$40
Oklahoma14.3¢$30
Oregon16.3¢$34
Pennsylvania21.7¢$46
Rhode Island29.2¢$61
South Carolina15.6¢$33
South Dakota15.4¢$32
Tennessee14.1¢$30
Texas15.9¢$33
Utah13.4¢$28
Vermont24.4¢$51
Virginia17.2¢$36
Washington14.9¢$31
West Virginia15.4¢$32
Wisconsin19.6¢$41
Wyoming15.2¢$32

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 210 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Midea MLTW53A5CCG213$39
Midea MLTW53A5CWW213$39
Midea MLTW53A5CWWC213$39
Midea MLTW54M5CCG214$39
Midea MLTW54M5CHG214$39
Midea MLTW54M5CWW214$39

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
11¢
Per month
$3.21
Per year
$39

210 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $39/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 210 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 WT8405C use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WT8405C at 210 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 WT8405C cost to run per month?
About $3.21 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 11¢ a day, or $39 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG WT8405C energy efficient?
It uses 91% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the LG WT8405C cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $28 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $111 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the LG WT8405C?
Roughly 16¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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