Whirlpool YWEF5727T Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Whirlpool YWEF5727T costs to run
At 140 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool YWEF5727T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $26 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 13.8% above it, ranking 304 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 $3/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 YWEF5727T: Whirlpool WGF5727T ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr), then Maytag MHW6630H ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $26/year, the Whirlpool YWEF5727T adds up to about $263 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool YWEF5727T 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.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool YWEF5727T ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. 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.