Electrolux ELTG7300 - Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Electrolux ELTG7300 - costs to run
The Electrolux ELTG7300 - is certified by ENERGY STAR at 50 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $9 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 59.3% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 15 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 $14/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 ELTE730C - ($9/yr, 50 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW ($9/yr, 50 kWh/yr).
Within the Electrolux lineup
Electrolux makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 4 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFW7337 at $9/yr, and its priciest, the ELVW7405AW at $36/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Electrolux ELTG7300 - that long and it costs about $94 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Electrolux ELTG7300 - 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
$9/year to run is the predictable cost of the Electrolux ELTG7300 -; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 50 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 15 of 398, the Electrolux ELTG7300 - sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.