ELLIPSE ELWF275W Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the ELLIPSE ELWF275W
At 110 kWh/yr, the ELLIPSE ELWF275W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ELLIPSE ELWF275W against the category
That's 10.6% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 180 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ELLIPSE ELWF275W. ELEMENT ECW2224EGW ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the ELLIPSE lineup
The ELLIPSE ELWF275W is the only washing machine from ELLIPSE that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full washing machine category.
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 ELLIPSE ELWF275W that long and it costs about $207 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The ELLIPSE ELWF275W is already efficient for its category at $21/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
A washing machine like the ELLIPSE ELWF275W 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 110 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.