Running cost for the Magic Chef MCSFLW24W1
At 110 kWh/yr, the Magic Chef MCSFLW24W1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $21 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.
Efficient, or not, for a washing machine
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 193 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $2/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Magic Chef MCSFLW24W1: LG WT7300C* ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr), then Marathon MWM2214W ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr).
Comparing Magic Chef's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines Magic Chef makes, the MCSFLW24W1 costs the most to run, $7/year more than Magic Chef's cheapest, the MCSFLW27W.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $21/year, the Magic Chef MCSFLW24W1 adds up to about $207 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $21/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
$21/year to run is the predictable cost of the Magic Chef MCSFLW24W1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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.