Running cost for the Whirlpool WFW6720R**
The Whirlpool WFW6720R** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 140 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $26 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WFW6720R** against the category
That's 13.8% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 302 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 $3/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WGF5727T** ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WFW6720R**. Whirlpool WFW5720R** ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 25 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 15 of 25 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WFH5424S** at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WTW7120H** at $49/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $26/year, the Whirlpool WFW6720R** adds up to about $263 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WFW6720R** 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 $26/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WFW6720R** already costs $26/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 140 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.