Maytag MHW8630H Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Maytag MHW8630H
The Maytag MHW8630H is certified by ENERGY STAR at 159 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $30 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
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 29.3% above it, ranking 338 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 MHW8630H: GE Profile PTW605BR ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr), then GE GTW470BMM ($30/yr, 160 kWh/yr).
Comparing Maytag's own models
Ranked 8 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Maytag MHW8630H that long and it costs about $299 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $30/year, this is on the expensive side for a washing machine; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $7/year, worth knowing before buying either the Maytag MHW8630H or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $30/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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.