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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Whirlpool WTW8000D*+

The Whirlpool WTW8000D*+ is certified at 196 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $36 a year — call it 15¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 78% more than the median clothes washer (rank 316 of 344) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $26 a year in Nevada but $103 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

$36/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$3.00
Per day
10¢
Certified use
196 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.3 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,698 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Whirlpool WTW8000D*+ (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Whirlpool WTW8000D*+: 196 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$32
Alaska28.2¢$55
Arizona15.2¢$30
Arkansas14.1¢$28
California34.7¢$68
Colorado17.1¢$34
Connecticut24.3¢$48
Delaware19.3¢$38
District of Columbia24.4¢$48
Florida15.1¢$30
Georgia16.4¢$32
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$103
Idaho14.4¢$28
Illinois19.9¢$39
Indiana17.5¢$34
Iowa15.9¢$31
Kansas15.7¢$31
Kentucky14.3¢$28
Louisiana13.5¢$26
Maine29.6¢$58
Maryland21.8¢$43
Massachusetts29.6¢$58
Michigan23.0¢$45
Minnesota17.5¢$34
Mississippi14.9¢$29
Missouri16.2¢$32
Montana15.1¢$30
Nebraska13.3¢$26
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$26
New Hampshire27.0¢$53
New Jersey24.9¢$49
New Mexico15.1¢$30
New York29.5¢$58
North Carolina14.7¢$29
North Dakota14.1¢$28
Ohio19.2¢$38
Oklahoma14.3¢$28
Oregon16.3¢$32
Pennsylvania21.7¢$43
Rhode Island29.2¢$57
South Carolina15.6¢$30
South Dakota15.4¢$30
Tennessee14.1¢$28
Texas15.9¢$31
Utah13.4¢$26
Vermont24.4¢$48
Virginia17.2¢$34
Washington14.9¢$29
West Virginia15.4¢$30
Wisconsin19.6¢$38
Wyoming15.2¢$30

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 196 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG WT7155C200$37
Electrolux ELVW7405AW189$35
LG WT8405C210$39
LG WT7050C180$33
Midea MLH52N4AWW180$33
Midea MLTW53A5CCG213$39

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
10¢
Per month
$3.00
Per year
$36

196 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $36/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 196 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 WTW8000D*+ use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WTW8000D*+ at 196 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 WTW8000D*+ cost to run per month?
About $3.00 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 10¢ a day, or $36 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Whirlpool WTW8000D*+ energy efficient?
It uses 78% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Whirlpool WTW8000D*+ cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $26 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $103 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WTW8000D*+?
Roughly 15¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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