Miele WXF660 Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Miele WXF660
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele WXF660 at 116 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $22 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 5.7% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 215 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 Miele WXD160 ($22/yr, 116 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele WXF960 ($22/yr, 116 kWh/yr).
Within the Miele lineup
Miele makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 5 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WWD160 at $22/yr, and its priciest, the WXR960 at $22/yr.
Miele WXF660 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 Miele WXF660 that long and it costs about $218 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Miele WXF660 is already efficient for its category at $22/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $22/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 116 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 215 of 398, the Miele WXF660 sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.