Data through June 2026
Clothes Washers · 107 certified models
Top-Load Clothes Washers
107 of 344 certified clothes washers are top-load clothes washers — running $11 to $57 a year at the U.S. average rate (median $27, versus $20 across the whole category).
The 50 most efficient (of 107)
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Questions, answered with the data
- How much does it cost to run top-load clothes washers?
- Among 107 certified models in this data, top-load clothes washers cost $11 to $57 a year to run at the U.S. average electricity rate (18.3¢/kWh) — a median of $27.
- Do top-load clothes washers cost more or less than the average clothes washer?
- The median model here runs $27 a year, 32% more than the $20 median across all certified clothes washers.
- What's the cheapest model among top-load clothes washers?
- The Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T costs about $11 a year at the U.S. average rate (60 kWh/yr) — the lowest certified figure in this group.
- What does the certified annual-kWh figure assume for clothes washers?
- The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.