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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Maytag MVW8230H

The Maytag MVW8230H is certified at 260 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $49 a year — call it 21¢ every time you run it. Even among certified models it's on the thirsty end: 136% more electricity than the median clothes washer, ranked 330 of 338. The same unit costs $32 a year in North Dakota but $121 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

$49/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$4.08
Per day
13¢
Certified use
260 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.2 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,622 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Maytag MVW8230H (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Maytag MVW8230H: 260 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$45
Alaska27.4¢$71
Arizona15.5¢$40
Arkansas14.2¢$37
California35.3¢$92
Colorado16.5¢$43
Connecticut32.2¢$84
Delaware18.8¢$49
District of Columbia25.4¢$66
Florida15.4¢$40
Georgia15.4¢$40
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$121
Idaho12.7¢$33
Illinois20.5¢$53
Indiana17.9¢$47
Iowa13.9¢$36
Kansas15.8¢$41
Kentucky15.0¢$39
Louisiana14.4¢$38
Maine28.4¢$74
Maryland22.1¢$57
Massachusetts29.4¢$77
Michigan21.4¢$56
Minnesota16.4¢$43
Mississippi16.8¢$44
Missouri14.0¢$36
Montana13.9¢$36
Nebraska13.3¢$35
Nevada14.3¢$37
New Hampshire27.2¢$71
New Jersey23.5¢$61
New Mexico15.2¢$39
New York29.4¢$77
North Carolina16.3¢$42
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$32
Ohio19.5¢$51
Oklahoma13.3¢$35
Oregon15.8¢$41
Pennsylvania21.5¢$56
Rhode Island28.3¢$74
South Carolina17.1¢$44
South Dakota14.5¢$38
Tennessee14.9¢$39
Texas17.0¢$44
Utah13.3¢$35
Vermont24.6¢$64
Virginia17.4¢$45
Washington14.4¢$37
West Virginia16.1¢$42
Wisconsin19.2¢$50
Wyoming14.7¢$38

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 260 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Crosley ZWW5310R260$49
Maytag MVW7230H260$49
Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B))260$49
Whirlpool WTW6150P260$49
Whirlpool WTW6157P260$49
Whirlpool WTW8120H260$49

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
13¢
Per month
$4.08
Per year
$49

260 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $49/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 260 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 Maytag MVW8230H use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MVW8230H at 260 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 Maytag MVW8230H cost to run per month?
About $4.08 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 13¢ a day, or $49 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Maytag MVW8230H energy efficient?
It uses 136% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Maytag MVW8230H cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $32 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $121 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Maytag MVW8230H?
Roughly 21¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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