Electrolux ELTE7300 - Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Electrolux ELTE7300 -
At 50 kWh/yr, the Electrolux ELTE7300 -'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $9 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Electrolux ELTE7300 - against the category
That's 59.3% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 13 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 $14/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Electrolux ELTE730C - ($9/yr, 50 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Electrolux ELTE7300 -. Electrolux ELFW7337 ($9/yr, 50 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Electrolux makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 2 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFW7337 at $9/yr, and its priciest, the ELVW7405AW at $36/yr.
Electrolux ELTE7300 - over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Electrolux ELTE7300 - that long and it costs about $94 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Electrolux ELTE7300 - is already efficient for its category at $9/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
A washing machine like the Electrolux ELTE7300 - is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 50 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.