LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA
At 108 kWh/yr, the LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $20 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 LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 12.2% less, ranking 171 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA on that list: LG SIGNATURE WM9901HA ($20/yr, 108 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AEG W14120 ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG SIGNATURE lineup
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines LG SIGNATURE makes, the WM9998HA costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than LG SIGNATURE's cheapest, the WM9700HA.
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 LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA that long and it costs about $203 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $20/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA 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 171 of 398, the LG SIGNATURE WM9998HA 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.