LG WT7200C Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the LG WT7200C
The LG WT7200C is certified by ENERGY STAR at 130 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $24 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.
How the LG WT7200C compares to other washing machines
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 5.7% above it, ranking 266 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG WT7200C on that list: LG WT1901C ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG WT7400C ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 68 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $24/year, the LG WT7200C adds up to about $244 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $24/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the LG WT7200C ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 130 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.