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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Whirlpool WTW6157P

The Whirlpool WTW6157P is certified at 260 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $48 a year — call it 20¢ every time you run it. Even among certified models it's on the thirsty end: 136% more electricity than the median clothes washer, ranked 339 of 344. Where you live moves the bill from $34 a year in Nevada to $137 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

$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
6,660 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Whirlpool WTW6157P (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Whirlpool WTW6157P: 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 WTW500CM** (V22aAf50(3B))260$48
Whirlpool WTW6150P260$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 WTW6157P use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WTW6157P 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 WTW6157P 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 WTW6157P 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 WTW6157P 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 WTW6157P?
Roughly 20¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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