Electrolux ELTE760C - Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Electrolux ELTE760C -
At 85 kWh/yr, the Electrolux ELTE760C -'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $16 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.9% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 52 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is Electrolux ELTE7600 - ($16/yr, 85 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Electrolux ELTG7600 ($16/yr, 85 kWh/yr).
Within the Electrolux lineup
Electrolux makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 12 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFW7337 at $9/yr, and its priciest, the ELVW7405AW at $36/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Electrolux ELTE760C - that long and it costs about $160 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Electrolux ELTE760C - is already efficient for its category at $16/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $16/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
At rank 52 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 85 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.