Whirlpool WFW6720R Running Cost (Washing Machine)
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.