Laundry electricity costs
Electric resistance drying is one of the costliest household loads. Washing cost is dominated by water heating, not the motor.
- Electric Clothes Dryer $172/yr avg One of the most expensive loads in the home. Heat pump dryers use roughly half the energy of resistance models…
- Washing Machine $13.46/yr avg The motor uses little; the cost is in heating water. Washing in cold water rather than hot cuts the energy of a load…
- Clothes Iron $18.51/yr avg High wattage but thermostatically cycled and briefly used, so the real cost is minimal - typically a few dollars a…