Running cost for the Premium Levella PWMF280HT
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PWMF280HT at 39 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $7 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Premium Levella PWMF280HT against the category
That's 68.3% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 5 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $16/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Premium Levella PWMF280HW ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Premium Levella PWMF280HT. Premium Levella PWMF280HB ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Premium Levella makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 2 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PWMF280HB at $7/yr, and its priciest, the PWMF220VW at $21/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $7/year, the Premium Levella PWMF280HT adds up to about $73 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Premium Levella PWMF280HT 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $7/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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 PWMF280HT is among the cheapest 398 washing machines tracked here to run, see the full Washing Machine category page for the rest of the range.