What the LG WT1150C* costs to run
At 140 kWh/yr, the LG WT1150C*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $26 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
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 13.8% above it, ranking 294 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 $3/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 WT1150C*: GE GUD57EE*T*** ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr), then LG WT1501C* ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 76 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).
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 WT1150C* that long and it costs about $263 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $26/year, this is on the expensive side for a washing machine; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $7/year, worth knowing before buying either the LG WT1150C* or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The LG WT1150C* already costs $26/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 140 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 294 of 398, the LG WT1150C* 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.