LG WT7300C Running Cost (Washing Machine)

Name: LG WT7300C
Brand: LG

LG WT7300C: running cost

Cheaper than most models in its category to run

$21/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 110 kWh/yr, the LG WT7300C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.

$0.06per day

$1.72per month

110kWh per year, certified

$207over a 10-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

LG WT7300C against the category

That's 10.6% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 192 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Magic Chef MCSFLW24W1 ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG WT7300C. LG WT7250C ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing LG's own models

LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 53 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WM3420C at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WT7485C at $41/yr.

LG WT7300C over 10 years

10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $21/year, the LG WT7300C adds up to about $207 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The LG WT7300C is already efficient for its category at $21/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the LG WT7300C 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. Ranked 192 of 398, the LG WT7300C 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.