Running cost for the Haier QFW150S*N***
The Haier QFW150S*N*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 108 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $20 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Haier QFW150S*N*** against the category
That's 12.2% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 167 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG SIGNATURE WM9700H*A ($20/yr, 108 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Haier QFW150S*N***. Smeg WM24UWH ($20/yr, 106 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Haier lineup
The Haier QFW150S*N*** is the only washing machine from Haier that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full washing machine category.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $20/year, the Haier QFW150S*N*** adds up to about $203 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Haier QFW150S*N*** is already efficient for its category at $20/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
Whether or not the Haier QFW150S*N*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
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 108 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.