LG WM8980HA Running Cost (Washing Machine)

Name: LG WM8980HA
Brand: LG

What the LG WM8980HA costs to run

Cheaper than most models in its category to run

$20/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 105 kWh/yr, the LG WM8980HA's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.

$0.05per day

$1.64per month

105kWh per year, certified

$197over a 10-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $20 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

LG WM8980HA against the category

That's 14.6% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 158 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 WSEX200HA ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG WM8980HA. LG WM8900HA ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the LG lineup

LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 49 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WM3420C at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WT7485C at $41/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG WM8980HA costs roughly $197 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The LG WM8980HA 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.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the LG WM8980HA ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 158 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.