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.