Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T at 110 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T against the category
That's 10.6% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 181 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** ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T. ELLIPSE ELWF275W ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Equator Advanced Appliances sells 2 certified washing machines; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the CW 2240**, its priciest.
Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T 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 Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T that long and it costs about $207 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$21/year to run is the predictable cost of the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 110 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 181 of 398, the Equator Advanced Appliances CW 2240 T 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.