Consumer and Vehicles

ENERGY STAR washing machines: typical energy use

413 washing machine listings currently carry the ENERGY STAR certification — residential clothes washers certified under ENERGY STAR. Here is the typical range and the most efficient model on record, straight from the U.S. EPA's own product-finder dataset.

Certified models

413

Catalog average

122 kWh

Most efficient model

Hisense WF5S2845BB

39 kWh

washing machines: most efficient, average and least efficient certified modelThree bars comparing the most efficient, the catalog average and the least efficient ENERGY STAR-certified washing machine, out of 413 listings.Most efficient39 kWhCatalog average122 kWhLeast efficient311 kWh
Source: data.energystar.gov (dataset bghd-e2wd), collected 2026-10-09. Own chart.

How to read this page

Como ler este número

What the number measures

This is the annual energy use reported under the U.S. DOE test procedure for washing machines — a standardized lab test, not a measurement from a real home.

De onde vem o dado

data.energystar.gov, collected 2026-10-09

Figures come straight from the U.S. EPA's own Socrata dataset (dataset bghd-e2wd), under the EPA Data License. Last model added to this category: 2026-09-28.

Cuidado

ENERGY STAR only covers certified models

This list only includes washing machine models the manufacturer submitted for certification — it is not every washing machine sold in the U.S., and a model being absent does not mean it is inefficient. Figures are per year, under lab conditions; your own bill depends on size, settings and how much you use it.

O que fazer com isso

Check a specific model yourself

Open the raw dataset or search the brand and model number directly on the manufacturer's own EnergyGuide label before buying.

How big is the certified washing machine market?

As of 2026-09-28, 413 washing machine listings carry the ENERGY STAR certification — residential clothes washers certified under ENERGY STAR. It is a smaller, more specialized list than categories like refrigerators or dishwashers, which makes individual model specs more worth comparing one by one.

What is a typical washing machine annual energy use?

Certified washing machines range from 39 kWh to 311 kWh a year — more than a 8x spread, mostly driven by size and features (capacity, ice makers, smart controls, variable-speed compressors). The average across the whole certified list is 122 kWh a year, but that number means little without matching it to the size of unit you actually need.

Which certified washing machine uses the least energy?

The most efficient model in the dataset is the Hisense WF5S2845BB, at 39 kWh a year — close to the catalog minimum of 39 kWh. "Most efficient" here is a single data point, not a buying recommendation: capacity, features and price matter too.

Glossário: os termos desta página

ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program that certifies appliance models meeting a set energy-efficiency threshold. Certification is voluntary for manufacturers and does not cover every model on the market.

Fonte: ENERGY STAR Product Finder — U.S. EPA.

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Source: data.energystar.gov (dataset bghd-e2wd), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under the EPA Data License. Collected 2026-10-09. "ENERGY STAR" is used here as the plain-text name of the EPA program, not as a logo or endorsement of any brand.