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24 5.5 cu ft and up Clothes Washers, Ranked by Running Cost

Residential clothes washers, total capacity 5.5 cu ft or more, sold in the US. Front and top load are mixed and tagged below. Ranked cheapest to run first, estimated at 18.31¢/kWh (July 2026).

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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.

24 ENERGY STAR certified models, from about $19 to $57 a year in electricity to run at the US average rate. See how we calculate running costs.

Top 5 cheapest to run

#1 Front load Most Efficient

LG WC6907H*A

5.5 cu ft · 102 kWh/yr · 4188 gal/yr

Est. $19/year electricity

#2 Front load Most Efficient

LG Signature WM9900H*A

5.8 cu ft · 108 kWh/yr · 4418 gal/yr

Est. $20/year electricity

#3 Front load Most Efficient

LG Signature WM9901H*A

5.8 cu ft · 108 kWh/yr · 4418 gal/yr

Est. $20/year electricity

#4 Front load Most Efficient

LG Signature WM9998H*A

5.8 cu ft · 108 kWh/yr · 4426 gal/yr

Est. $20/year electricity

#5 Front load Most Efficient

LG Signature WM9700H*A

5.8 cu ft · 108 kWh/yr · 4418 gal/yr

Est. $20/year electricity

All 24 models

Rank Brand Model Load Capacity Energy use Water use Est. cost/year
1 LG Most Efficient WC6907H*A Front 5.5 cu ft 102 kWh/yr 4188 gal/yr $19
2 LG Signature Most Efficient WM9900H*A Front 5.8 cu ft 108 kWh/yr 4418 gal/yr $20
3 LG Signature Most Efficient WM9901H*A Front 5.8 cu ft 108 kWh/yr 4418 gal/yr $20
4 LG Signature Most Efficient WM9998H*A Front 5.8 cu ft 108 kWh/yr 4426 gal/yr $20
5 LG Signature Most Efficient WM9700H*A Front 5.8 cu ft 108 kWh/yr 4418 gal/yr $20
6 LG Most Efficient WM9500H*A Front 5.8 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 4588 gal/yr $22
7 Samsung WA55A73**A* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 6926 gal/yr $22
8 Samsung WA55A77**A* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 6926 gal/yr $22
9 Samsung WA55CG75**A* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 6121 gal/yr $22
10 Samsung WA55CG71**A* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 6121 gal/yr $22
11 LG WT8600C* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 5164 gal/yr $22
12 LG WT8480C* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 5164 gal/yr $22
13 LG WT8400C* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 5164 gal/yr $22
14 LG WT8700C* Top 5.5 cu ft 120 kWh/yr 5164 gal/yr $22
15 Samsung WF56H91**C* Front 5.6 cu ft 130 kWh/yr 4593 gal/yr $24
16 LG WT7800C* Top 5.5 cu ft 130 kWh/yr 5145 gal/yr $24
17 LG WT7400C* Top 5.5 cu ft 130 kWh/yr 5183 gal/yr $24
18 LG WT7480C* Top 5.5 cu ft 130 kWh/yr 5183 gal/yr $24
19 GE PFW955S*W*** Front 5.5 cu ft 136 kWh/yr 4868 gal/yr $25
20 LG WT7700H*A Top 5.7 cu ft 150 kWh/yr 5381 gal/yr $27
21 LG WT7900H*A Top 5.5 cu ft 150 kWh/yr 5145 gal/yr $27
22 LG WT7710H*A Top 5.7 cu ft 150 kWh/yr 5381 gal/yr $27
23 LG WT7880H*A Top 5.5 cu ft 150 kWh/yr 5145 gal/yr $27
24 Maytag MVWB965H** Top 6 cu ft 311 kWh/yr 7636 gal/yr $57

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.