Running cost for the BREDA BRWM814002
The BREDA BRWM814002 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 100 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $19 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
BREDA BRWM814002 against the category
That's 18.7% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 101 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BREDA BRWM914002 ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the BREDA BRWM814002. Bosch WGB246AXUC ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing BREDA's own models
BREDA sells 4 certified washing machines; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the LUWM91400, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $19/year, the BREDA BRWM814002 adds up to about $188 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The BREDA BRWM814002 is already efficient for its category at $19/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$19/year to run is the predictable cost of the BREDA BRWM814002; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.