LG WT8480C Running Cost (Washing Machine)
LG WT8480C: running cost
At 120 kWh/yr, the LG WT8480C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $23 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.4% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 237 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 $1/year under 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 WT8400C ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG WT8600C ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr).
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 93 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 65 of 93 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WM3420C at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WT7485C at $41/yr.
LG WT8480C 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 WT8480C that long and it costs about $226 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The LG WT8480C is already efficient for its category at $23/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG WT8480C 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. 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.