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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 344 and undercuts the median by 45%. Where you live moves the bill from $7.87 a year in Nevada to $32 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

$11/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$0.92
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 344 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
Alabama16.4¢$9.84
Alaska28.2¢$17
Arizona15.2¢$9.11
Arkansas14.1¢$8.47
California34.7¢$21
Colorado17.1¢$10
Connecticut24.3¢$15
Delaware19.3¢$12
District of Columbia24.4¢$15
Florida15.1¢$9.06
Georgia16.4¢$9.82
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$32
Idaho14.4¢$8.62
Illinois19.9¢$12
Indiana17.5¢$11
Iowa15.9¢$9.56
Kansas15.7¢$9.43
Kentucky14.3¢$8.56
Louisiana13.5¢$8.09
Maine29.6¢$18
Maryland21.8¢$13
Massachusetts29.6¢$18
Michigan23.0¢$14
Minnesota17.5¢$11
Mississippi14.9¢$8.93
Missouri16.2¢$9.73
Montana15.1¢$9.08
Nebraska13.3¢$7.95
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$7.87
New Hampshire27.0¢$16
New Jersey24.9¢$15
New Mexico15.1¢$9.04
New York29.5¢$18
North Carolina14.7¢$8.84
North Dakota14.1¢$8.47
Ohio19.2¢$12
Oklahoma14.3¢$8.60
Oregon16.3¢$9.79
Pennsylvania21.7¢$13
Rhode Island29.2¢$18
South Carolina15.6¢$9.33
South Dakota15.4¢$9.22
Tennessee14.1¢$8.44
Texas15.9¢$9.56
Utah13.4¢$8.02
Vermont24.4¢$15
Virginia17.2¢$10
Washington14.9¢$8.95
West Virginia15.4¢$9.27
Wisconsin19.6¢$12
Wyoming15.2¢$9.14

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$9.17
Electrolux ELTE730050$9.17

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
3¢
Per month
$0.92
Per year
$11

60 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/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 $0.92 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/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 $7.87 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $32 in Hawaii (52.7¢/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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