Summit LWES247 Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Summit LWES247 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit LWES247 at 110 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Summit LWES247 against the category
That's 10.6% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 201 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 $2/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit SLWW2403 ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Summit LWES247. Samsung WV60A99A ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Summit makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 8 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LBW241 at $19/yr, and its priciest, the SLWW2403 at $21/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $21/year, the Summit LWES247 adds up to about $207 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit LWES247 is already efficient for its category at $21/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
The Summit LWES247 already costs $21/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.