ENERGY STAR® Qualified Appliances

Appliance Energy Costs: Beware of Energy Hogs!

Operating costs are costs that consumers have to pay over the entire service life of an appliance.

The more efficient an appliance is, the less power it uses.

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Energuide
rating
555 kWh/year		 $0.0746/kWh
Annual energy
cost
$41.40

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Annual energy
cost
$41.40
Service
life
17 years
Total energy cost
over entire service life
$703.80

To estimate your average electricity cost per kilowatthour, check your electricity bill.

Average service life of large household appliances

Freezers
21 years
Clothes washers
14 years
Stoves
18 years
Dish washers
13 years
Dryers
18 years
Water dispensers
10 years
Refrigerators
17 years