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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Premium Levella PWMF280HB

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Premium Levella PWMF280HB uses 39 kWh — about $7.15 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 3¢ per load. That puts it in the most efficient tenth of every certified clothes washer — 65% less electricity than the median, ranked 4 of 344. Where you live moves the bill from $5.11 a year in Nevada to $21 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

$7.15/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$0.60
Per day
2¢
Certified use
39 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
2.8 cu ft
IMEF
2.92
Annual water use
2,615 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Premium Levella PWMF280HB (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Premium Levella PWMF280HB: 39 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$6.40
Alaska28.2¢$11
Arizona15.2¢$5.92
Arkansas14.1¢$5.51
California34.7¢$14
Colorado17.1¢$6.68
Connecticut24.3¢$9.48
Delaware19.3¢$7.52
District of Columbia24.4¢$9.51
Florida15.1¢$5.89
Georgia16.4¢$6.38
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$21
Idaho14.4¢$5.60
Illinois19.9¢$7.76
Indiana17.5¢$6.83
Iowa15.9¢$6.21
Kansas15.7¢$6.13
Kentucky14.3¢$5.56
Louisiana13.5¢$5.26
Maine29.6¢$12
Maryland21.8¢$8.52
Massachusetts29.6¢$12
Michigan23.0¢$8.97
Minnesota17.5¢$6.83
Mississippi14.9¢$5.80
Missouri16.2¢$6.33
Montana15.1¢$5.90
Nebraska13.3¢$5.17
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$5.11
New Hampshire27.0¢$11
New Jersey24.9¢$9.73
New Mexico15.1¢$5.87
New York29.5¢$12
North Carolina14.7¢$5.75
North Dakota14.1¢$5.51
Ohio19.2¢$7.48
Oklahoma14.3¢$5.59
Oregon16.3¢$6.36
Pennsylvania21.7¢$8.47
Rhode Island29.2¢$11
South Carolina15.6¢$6.06
South Dakota15.4¢$5.99
Tennessee14.1¢$5.49
Texas15.9¢$6.22
Utah13.4¢$5.21
Vermont24.4¢$9.53
Virginia17.2¢$6.72
Washington14.9¢$5.81
West Virginia15.4¢$6.03
Wisconsin19.6¢$7.63
Wyoming15.2¢$5.94

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 39 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Hisense WF5S2845BB39$7.15
Hisense WF5S2845BT39$7.15
Hisense WF5S2845BW39$7.15
Premium Levella PWMF280HT39$7.15
Premium Levella PWMF280HW39$7.15
Premium Levella PWMF286HS39$7.15

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
2¢
Per month
$0.60
Per year
$7.15

39 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $7.15/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 39 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 Premium Levella PWMF280HB use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PWMF280HB at 39 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 Premium Levella PWMF280HB cost to run per month?
About $0.60 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 2¢ a day, or $7.15 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Premium Levella PWMF280HB energy efficient?
It uses 65% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the Premium Levella PWMF280HB cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $5.11 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $21 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Premium Levella PWMF280HB?
Roughly 3¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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