35 2.7 cu ft Clothes Washers, Ranked by Running Cost

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This is electricity only. Washers also use water — and heating that water, if you wash warm or hot, usually costs more than the electricity shown here. Gallons/year is listed per model so you can compare that separately; there's no US average water rate to convert it to a dollar figure the way there is for electricity.

35 ENERGY STAR certified models, from about $7 to $22 a year in electricity to run at the US average rate. See how we calculate running costs.

Top 5 cheapest to run

All 35 models

Rank	Brand	Model	Load	Capacity	Energy use	Water use	Est. cost/year
1	Hisense	WF5S2845BB	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
2	Hisense	WF5S2845BW	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
3	Hisense	WF5S2845BT	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
4	Premium Levella	PWMF286HS	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
5	Premium Levella	PWMF280HB	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
6	Premium Levella	PWMF280HT	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
7	Premium Levella	PWMF280HW	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
8	Premium Levella	PWMF287HB	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
9	Crown	CRNWM280W00	Front	2.8 cu ft	39 kWh/yr	2615 gal/yr	$7
10	Speed Queen	LWN6ZR**116T***	Top	3.2 cu ft	60 kWh/yr	4072 gal/yr	$11
11	Speed Queen	LWN6ZR**119T***	Top	3.2 cu ft	60 kWh/yr	4072 gal/yr	$11
12	Midea	MLH25N7BWW	Front	2.5 cu ft	65 kWh/yr	2360 gal/yr	$12
13	Midea	MLH27N4AWWC	Front	2.5 cu ft	65 kWh/yr	2388 gal/yr	$12
14	Magic Chef	MCSFLW27W	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
15	Midea	MLH27N5AWWC	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
16	Koolmore	FLW-3CWH	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
17	Direct Supply	0-36CJ4	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
18	Smad	DWF-12A14LBMU(W)	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
19	Midea	MLHW27S7BWW	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
20	Midea	MLHW27S7BCG	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
21	Asko	W3LW.U	Front	2.4 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2167 gal/yr	$14
22	Electrolux	ELFW4333AW	Front	2.7 cu ft	75 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$14
23	Whirlpool	WFH5424S**	Front	2.8 cu ft	80 kWh/yr	2643 gal/yr	$15
24	Electrolux	ELFW4222***	Front	2.4 cu ft	90 kWh/yr	2690 gal/yr	$16
25	Samsung Most Efficient	WW25B68**A*	Front	2.5 cu ft	90 kWh/yr	2718 gal/yr	$16
26	Samsung Most Efficient	WW25B69**A*	Front	2.5 cu ft	90 kWh/yr	2718 gal/yr	$16
27	LG Most Efficient	WKHC152H*A	Front	2.4 cu ft	90 kWh/yr	2609 gal/yr	$16
28	Samsung Most Efficient	WW25FG6B****	Front	2.5 cu ft	90 kWh/yr	2729 gal/yr	$16
29	Samsung Most Efficient	WW25FG5B****	Front	2.5 cu ft	90 kWh/yr	2729 gal/yr	$16
30	GE	GFW148S*M***	Front	2.4 cu ft	97 kWh/yr	2961 gal/yr	$18
31	Bosch Most Efficient	WGB246AXUC	Front	2.4 cu ft	100 kWh/yr	2426 gal/yr	$18
32	BLACK+DECKER	BFLW27MW	Front	2.7 cu ft	101 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$18
33	Summit	LW2427	Front	2.7 cu ft	101 kWh/yr	2549 gal/yr	$18
34	Haier	QFW150S*N***	Front	2.4 cu ft	108 kWh/yr	2974 gal/yr	$20
35	LG	WM1455H*A	Front	2.4 cu ft	120 kWh/yr	2949 gal/yr	$22

Estimated running cost = annual kWh × 18.31¢/kWh (July 2026 US average), electricity only — water and water-heating cost are not included. Your own rate may be higher or lower — check your bill. ENERGY STAR figures are lab-test results; real-world use varies. This list includes discontinued and not-yet-sold certified models, and some brands are white-label relabels of the same unit.