Running cost for the LG WT7880H*A
The LG WT7880H*A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 150 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $28 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG WT7880H*A against the category
That's 22% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 323 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 $5/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG WT7900H*A ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG WT7880H*A. LG WT7800H*A ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 82 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WM3420C* at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WT7485C* at $41/yr.
LG WT7880H*A over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the LG WT7880H*A that long and it costs about $282 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $28/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
The LG WT7880H*A already costs $28/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 150 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.