LG WM3460C Running Cost (Washing Machine)

Name: LG WM3460C
Brand: LG

What the LG WM3460C costs to run

Cheaper than most models in its category to run

$19/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WM3460C at 100 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.05per day

$1.57per month

100kWh per year, certified

$188over a 10-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $19 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

LG WM3460C against the category

That's 18.7% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 111 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

LG WM3500C ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG WM3460C. LG WM3450C ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 21 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 WM3460C that long and it costs about $188 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The LG WM3460C 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.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The LG WM3460C already costs $19/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.