Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 Running Cost (Washing…
What the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 at 110 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $21 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 Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 182 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 on that list: Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FINLUX WM3220WSB ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines Equator Advanced Appliances makes, the CW 2240 costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Equator Advanced Appliances's cheapest, the CW 2240 T.
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 Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 that long and it costs about $207 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $21/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 182 of 398, the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 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.