Running cost for the LG WT7100C*
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WT7100C* at 220 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 78.9% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 383 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $18/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is LG WT7060C* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG WT7150C* ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 89 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the LG WT7100C* that long and it costs about $414 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The LG WT7100C* runs above its category average. If the washing machine you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $41/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG WT7100C* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 383 of 398, the LG WT7100C* 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.