LG WKGX301HA Running Cost (Washing Machine)
LG WKGX301HA: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WKGX301HA at 99 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $19 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG WKGX301HA against the category
That's 19.5% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 92 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG WKHC252HA ($19/yr, 99 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG WKGX301HA. LG WKEX300HA ($19/yr, 99 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 13 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WM3420C at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WT7485C at $41/yr.
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 WKGX301HA that long and it costs about $186 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG WKGX301HA is already efficient for its category at $19/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
$19/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG WKGX301HA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 92 of 398, the LG WKGX301HA 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. The 99 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.