LG WM3470C Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the LG WM3470C costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WM3470C at 95 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $18 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.
Efficient, or not, for a washing machine
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 22.8% less, ranking 77 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $5/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the LG WM3470C: Whirlpool WFW4090N ($18/yr, 94 kWh/yr), then Midea MLH52N7AWW ($18/yr, 95 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 7 of LG's 93 certified washing machines, this sits between the WM3420C ($15/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WT7485C ($41/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the LG WM3470C that long and it costs about $179 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $18/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$18/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG WM3470C; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 95 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 77 of 398, the LG WM3470C 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.