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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Premium Levella PWMF280HW

The Premium Levella PWMF280HW is certified at 39 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $7.34 a year — call it 3¢ every time you run it. That puts it in the most efficient tenth of every certified clothes washer — 65% less electricity than the median, ranked 6 of 338. Where you live moves the bill from $4.82 a year in North Dakota to $18 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 18.8¢/kWh

$7.34/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$0.61
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 PWMF280HW (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Premium Levella PWMF280HW: 39 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$6.79
Alaska27.4¢$11
Arizona15.5¢$6.04
Arkansas14.2¢$5.52
California35.3¢$14
Colorado16.5¢$6.45
Connecticut32.2¢$13
Delaware18.8¢$7.33
District of Columbia25.4¢$9.91
Florida15.4¢$6.00
Georgia15.4¢$5.99
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$18
Idaho12.7¢$4.95
Illinois20.5¢$7.98
Indiana17.9¢$6.98
Iowa13.9¢$5.41
Kansas15.8¢$6.15
Kentucky15.0¢$5.86
Louisiana14.4¢$5.63
Maine28.4¢$11
Maryland22.1¢$8.61
Massachusetts29.4¢$11
Michigan21.4¢$8.34
Minnesota16.4¢$6.39
Mississippi16.8¢$6.54
Missouri14.0¢$5.46
Montana13.9¢$5.42
Nebraska13.3¢$5.18
Nevada14.3¢$5.57
New Hampshire27.2¢$11
New Jersey23.5¢$9.18
New Mexico15.2¢$5.91
New York29.4¢$11
North Carolina16.3¢$6.34
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$4.82
Ohio19.5¢$7.60
Oklahoma13.3¢$5.19
Oregon15.8¢$6.15
Pennsylvania21.5¢$8.37
Rhode Island28.3¢$11
South Carolina17.1¢$6.65
South Dakota14.5¢$5.66
Tennessee14.9¢$5.83
Texas17.0¢$6.63
Utah13.3¢$5.18
Vermont24.6¢$9.58
Virginia17.4¢$6.78
Washington14.4¢$5.60
West Virginia16.1¢$6.26
Wisconsin19.2¢$7.49
Wyoming14.7¢$5.73

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 39 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Hisense WF5S2845BB39$7.34
Hisense WF5S2845BT39$7.34
Hisense WF5S2845BW39$7.34
Premium Levella PWMF280HB39$7.34
Premium Levella PWMF280HT39$7.34
Premium Levella PWMF286HS39$7.34

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
2¢
Per month
$0.61
Per year
$7.34

39 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $7.34/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 PWMF280HW use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PWMF280HW 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 PWMF280HW cost to run per month?
About $0.61 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 2¢ a day, or $7.34 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Premium Levella PWMF280HW 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 PWMF280HW cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $4.82 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $18 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Premium Levella PWMF280HW?
Roughly 3¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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