Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T at 60 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $11 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T against the category
That's 51.2% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 17 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Speed Queen LWN6ZR119T ($11/yr, 60 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T. Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW ($9/yr, 50 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Speed Queen lineup
Speed Queen sells 2 certified washing machines; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the LWN6ZR119T, 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 Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T that long and it costs about $113 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Speed Queen LWN6ZR116T is already efficient for its category at $11/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
At $11/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. At rank 17 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.