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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 $37 a year — call it 16¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 78% more than the median clothes washer (rank 311 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $24 a year in North Dakota but $91 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

$37/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$3.08
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 338 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
Alabama17.4¢$34
Alaska27.4¢$54
Arizona15.5¢$30
Arkansas14.2¢$28
California35.3¢$69
Colorado16.5¢$32
Connecticut32.2¢$63
Delaware18.8¢$37
District of Columbia25.4¢$50
Florida15.4¢$30
Georgia15.4¢$30
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$91
Idaho12.7¢$25
Illinois20.5¢$40
Indiana17.9¢$35
Iowa13.9¢$27
Kansas15.8¢$31
Kentucky15.0¢$29
Louisiana14.4¢$28
Maine28.4¢$56
Maryland22.1¢$43
Massachusetts29.4¢$58
Michigan21.4¢$42
Minnesota16.4¢$32
Mississippi16.8¢$33
Missouri14.0¢$27
Montana13.9¢$27
Nebraska13.3¢$26
Nevada14.3¢$28
New Hampshire27.2¢$53
New Jersey23.5¢$46
New Mexico15.2¢$30
New York29.4¢$58
North Carolina16.3¢$32
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$24
Ohio19.5¢$38
Oklahoma13.3¢$26
Oregon15.8¢$31
Pennsylvania21.5¢$42
Rhode Island28.3¢$55
South Carolina17.1¢$33
South Dakota14.5¢$28
Tennessee14.9¢$29
Texas17.0¢$33
Utah13.3¢$26
Vermont24.6¢$48
Virginia17.4¢$34
Washington14.4¢$28
West Virginia16.1¢$31
Wisconsin19.2¢$38
Wyoming14.7¢$29

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 196 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG WT7155C200$38
LG WT8405C210$40
LG WT7050C180$34
Midea MLH52N4AWW180$34
Midea MLTW53A5CCG213$40
Midea MLTW53A5CWW213$40

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
10¢
Per month
$3.08
Per year
$37

196 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $37/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 $3.08 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 10¢ a day, or $37 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 $24 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $91 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WTW8000D*+?
Roughly 16¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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