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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 $49 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 21¢ per load. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 136% more than the median clothes washer (rank 331 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $32 a year in North Dakota but $121 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 18.8¢/kWh

$49/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$4.08
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 338 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
Alabama17.4¢$45
Alaska27.4¢$71
Arizona15.5¢$40
Arkansas14.2¢$37
California35.3¢$92
Colorado16.5¢$43
Connecticut32.2¢$84
Delaware18.8¢$49
District of Columbia25.4¢$66
Florida15.4¢$40
Georgia15.4¢$40
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$121
Idaho12.7¢$33
Illinois20.5¢$53
Indiana17.9¢$47
Iowa13.9¢$36
Kansas15.8¢$41
Kentucky15.0¢$39
Louisiana14.4¢$38
Maine28.4¢$74
Maryland22.1¢$57
Massachusetts29.4¢$77
Michigan21.4¢$56
Minnesota16.4¢$43
Mississippi16.8¢$44
Missouri14.0¢$36
Montana13.9¢$36
Nebraska13.3¢$35
Nevada14.3¢$37
New Hampshire27.2¢$71
New Jersey23.5¢$61
New Mexico15.2¢$39
New York29.4¢$77
North Carolina16.3¢$42
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$32
Ohio19.5¢$51
Oklahoma13.3¢$35
Oregon15.8¢$41
Pennsylvania21.5¢$56
Rhode Island28.3¢$74
South Carolina17.1¢$44
South Dakota14.5¢$38
Tennessee14.9¢$39
Texas17.0¢$44
Utah13.3¢$35
Vermont24.6¢$64
Virginia17.4¢$45
Washington14.4¢$37
West Virginia16.1¢$42
Wisconsin19.2¢$50
Wyoming14.7¢$38

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 260 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Crosley ZWW5310R260$49
Maytag MVW7230H260$49
Maytag MVW8230H260$49
Whirlpool WTW6150P260$49
Whirlpool WTW6157P260$49
Whirlpool WTW8120H260$49

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
13¢
Per month
$4.08
Per year
$49

260 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $49/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 $4.08 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 13¢ a day, or $49 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 $32 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $121 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B))?
Roughly 21¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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