Maytag MHW5630M**: running cost
The Maytag MHW5630M** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 86 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $16 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 30.1% less, ranking 54 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 $7/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 Maytag MHW5630M**: Electrolux ELTG7600*** ($16/yr, 85 kWh/yr), then Maytag MHW3500F** ($16/yr, 87 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Ranked 2 of Maytag's 12 certified washing machines, this sits between the MHW8150E** ($15/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MVWB965H** ($58/yr, its priciest).
Maytag MHW5630M** 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 Maytag MHW5630M** that long and it costs about $162 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $16/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
The Maytag MHW5630M** already costs $16/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 86 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 54 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.