Whirlpool WFW6605M Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Whirlpool WFW6605M costs to run
The Whirlpool WFW6605M is certified by ENERGY STAR at 150 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $28 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
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 22% above it, ranking 325 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 $5/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 Whirlpool WFW6605M: LG WT7900HA ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr), then GE GTW490BMR ($29/yr, 156 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 18 of Whirlpool's 25 certified washing machines, this sits between the WFH5424S ($15/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WTW7120H ($49/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool WFW6605M over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Whirlpool WFW6605M that long and it costs about $282 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WFW6605M runs above its category average. If the washing machine you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $28/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $28/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 325 of 398, the Whirlpool WFW6605M 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.