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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B))

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) uses 260 kWh — about $48 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 20¢ per load. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 136% more than the median clothes washer (rank 337 of 344) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $34 a year in Nevada but $137 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. 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

$48/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$3.97
Per day
13¢
Certified use
260 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.3 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,761 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)): 260 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$43
Alaska28.2¢$73
Arizona15.2¢$39
Arkansas14.1¢$37
California34.7¢$90
Colorado17.1¢$45
Connecticut24.3¢$63
Delaware19.3¢$50
District of Columbia24.4¢$63
Florida15.1¢$39
Georgia16.4¢$43
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$137
Idaho14.4¢$37
Illinois19.9¢$52
Indiana17.5¢$46
Iowa15.9¢$41
Kansas15.7¢$41
Kentucky14.3¢$37
Louisiana13.5¢$35
Maine29.6¢$77
Maryland21.8¢$57
Massachusetts29.6¢$77
Michigan23.0¢$60
Minnesota17.5¢$46
Mississippi14.9¢$39
Missouri16.2¢$42
Montana15.1¢$39
Nebraska13.3¢$34
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$34
New Hampshire27.0¢$70
New Jersey24.9¢$65
New Mexico15.1¢$39
New York29.5¢$77
North Carolina14.7¢$38
North Dakota14.1¢$37
Ohio19.2¢$50
Oklahoma14.3¢$37
Oregon16.3¢$42
Pennsylvania21.7¢$56
Rhode Island29.2¢$76
South Carolina15.6¢$40
South Dakota15.4¢$40
Tennessee14.1¢$37
Texas15.9¢$41
Utah13.4¢$35
Vermont24.4¢$64
Virginia17.2¢$45
Washington14.9¢$39
West Virginia15.4¢$40
Wisconsin19.6¢$51
Wyoming15.2¢$40

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 260 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Crosley ZWW5310R260$48
Maytag MVW7230H260$48
Maytag MVW8230H260$48
Whirlpool WTW6150P260$48
Whirlpool WTW6157P260$48
Whirlpool WTW8120H260$48

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
13¢
Per month
$3.97
Per year
$48

260 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $48/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 260 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 Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) at 260 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 Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) cost to run per month?
About $3.97 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 13¢ a day, or $48 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) energy efficient?
It uses 136% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B)) cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $34 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $137 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B))?
Roughly 20¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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