LG WT1150C Running Cost (Washing Machine)
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 GUD57EET ($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.