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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T

The Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T is certified at 60 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $11 a year — call it 5¢ every time you run it. Only a handful of certified clothes washers do better: it ranks 13 of 338 and undercuts the median by 45%. Where you live moves the bill from $7.41 a year in North Dakota to $28 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

$11/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$0.94
Per day
3¢
Certified use
60 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
3.2 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
4,072 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T: 60 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$10
Alaska27.4¢$16
Arizona15.5¢$9.29
Arkansas14.2¢$8.50
California35.3¢$21
Colorado16.5¢$9.92
Connecticut32.2¢$19
Delaware18.8¢$11
District of Columbia25.4¢$15
Florida15.4¢$9.23
Georgia15.4¢$9.22
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$28
Idaho12.7¢$7.62
Illinois20.5¢$12
Indiana17.9¢$11
Iowa13.9¢$8.32
Kansas15.8¢$9.47
Kentucky15.0¢$9.01
Louisiana14.4¢$8.66
Maine28.4¢$17
Maryland22.1¢$13
Massachusetts29.4¢$18
Michigan21.4¢$13
Minnesota16.4¢$9.83
Mississippi16.8¢$10
Missouri14.0¢$8.41
Montana13.9¢$8.34
Nebraska13.3¢$7.97
Nevada14.3¢$8.57
New Hampshire27.2¢$16
New Jersey23.5¢$14
New Mexico15.2¢$9.09
New York29.4¢$18
North Carolina16.3¢$9.75
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$7.41
Ohio19.5¢$12
Oklahoma13.3¢$7.99
Oregon15.8¢$9.47
Pennsylvania21.5¢$13
Rhode Island28.3¢$17
South Carolina17.1¢$10
South Dakota14.5¢$8.71
Tennessee14.9¢$8.96
Texas17.0¢$10
Utah13.3¢$7.97
Vermont24.6¢$15
Virginia17.4¢$10
Washington14.4¢$8.62
West Virginia16.1¢$9.64
Wisconsin19.2¢$12
Wyoming14.7¢$8.81

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 60 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Speed Queen LWN6ZR**119T60$11
Midea MLH25N7BWW65$12
Midea MLH27N4AWWC65$12
Bosch WGA1240070$13
Electrolux ELFW733750$9.41
Electrolux ELTE730050$9.41

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
3¢
Per month
$0.94
Per year
$11

60 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $11/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 60 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 Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T at 60 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 Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T cost to run per month?
About $0.94 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 3¢ a day, or $11 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T energy efficient?
It uses 45% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $7.41 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $28 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T?
Roughly 5¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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