Premium Levella PWMF280HB: running cost
At 39 kWh/yr, the Premium Levella PWMF280HB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $7 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 68.3% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 4 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 $16/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 Hisense WF5S2845BW ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Premium Levella PWMF280HT ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr).
Comparing Premium Levella's own models
Premium Levella sells 6 certified washing machines; this one runs cheapest of them, $13/year under the PWMF220VW, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Premium Levella PWMF280HB that long and it costs about $73 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Premium Levella PWMF280HB is already efficient for its category at $7/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
A washing machine like the Premium Levella PWMF280HB is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The Premium Levella PWMF280HB is among the cheapest 398 washing machines tracked here to run, see the full Washing Machine category page for the rest of the range.