How much does a washing machine cost per month in District of Columbia?

About $2.81 a month, assuming 0.50 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 25.98¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a washing machine use?

Roughly 130 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $23.61 a year.

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Cost to run a washing machine in District of Columbia (August 2026 rates)

At 25.98¢ per kilowatt-hour — District of Columbia's average residential price in August 2026 — running a washing machine costs $33.77 a year. That is 43% more than the national average of $23.61. District of Columbia's residential rate is up 12.1% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $30.13 to $33.77 a year.

Per cycle: 13.0¢
Per day: 9.3¢
Per month: $2.81
Per year: $33.77

Assumption: 0.50 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week — 130 kWh a year. A front-loader on a warm cycle, including the water heating attributable to the wash. A cold wash lands closer to 0.15 kWh. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How District of Columbia compares

District of Columbia pays 25.98¢/kWh, the 9th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $10.17 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same washing machine costs $16.54 a year in Nevada and $61.33 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $44.80 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Connecticut	24.51¢	$2.66	$31.86
New Jersey	24.61¢	$2.67	$31.99
District of Columbia	25.98¢	$2.81	$33.77
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$2.99	$35.93
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$3.05	$36.63

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a washing machine.

What else costs about the same in District of Columbia

Air fryer$32.73 a year in DC Laptop$31.18 a year in DC Box fan$29.23 a year in DC

Cutting the number down

Almost all of a washer's energy is water heating, so switching to cold is close to switching the appliance off, energy-wise.
Modern detergents are formulated for cold water; the hot-wash habit outlived the chemistry that required it.

Questions

How much does a washing machine cost per month in District of Columbia?: About $2.81 a month, assuming 0.50 kWh per cycle, 5 cycles a week at 25.98¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a washing machine use?: Roughly 130 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: District of Columbia has the 9th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $23.61 a year.