Miele WXI860 Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Miele WXI860 costs to run
The Miele WXI860 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 116 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $22 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 5.7% less, ranking 217 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 $1/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 Miele WXI860: Miele WXF960 ($22/yr, 116 kWh/yr), then Miele WXR860 ($22/yr, 116 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 of Miele's 9 certified washing machines, this sits between the WWD160 ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WXR960 ($22/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele WXI860 costs roughly $218 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $22/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 Miele WXI860 already costs $22/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 217 of 398, the Miele WXI860 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.