Electrolux ELTG7600 Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Electrolux ELTG7600 costs to run
The Electrolux ELTG7600 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 85 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $16 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Electrolux ELTG7600 compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.9% less, ranking 53 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Electrolux ELTG7600 on that list: Electrolux ELTE760C - ($16/yr, 85 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Maytag MHW5630M ($16/yr, 86 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Ranked 13 of Electrolux's 15 certified washing machines, this sits between the ELFW7337 ($9/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ELVW7405AW ($36/yr, its priciest).
Electrolux ELTG7600 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 ELTG7600 that long and it costs about $160 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $16/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Electrolux ELTG7600 already costs $16/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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. The 85 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.