Model
Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T***
Rank #17 means 16 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 94th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 94% of those models.
What does the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** cost to run per year?
Rank #17 of 388 puts the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** at the very top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard for its class, at roughly $11 a year. Few washing machine models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 94% of the class once capacity is normalized. At a IMEF of 2.06, its integrated modified energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW at $9/yr runs a little cheaper and the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**119T*** at $11/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T***'s $11/yr adds up to roughly $110 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Speed Queen LWN6ZR**119T***.
By the numbers
The Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $11/yr, here is what the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** costs about $110. That is roughly $90 less than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $11/yr, it runs about $9 a year cheaper than the class median of $20, and it is about $4 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 3.2 cu ft, the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** is a small washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Beyond size, its IMEF of 2.06, below the class median of 2.76, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, integrated modified energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $11/yr running cost puts it at rank #17 of 388, below what most washing machine models we track cost to run.
How much does the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** cost per month?
About $0.93 a month, which is the $11 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 60 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $11 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Speed Queen LWN6ZR**116T*** for its size?
94th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Frigidaire FWFX22D4EW4.4 cu ft | $9 |
| 15 | Electrolux ELTG7300*** -4.4 cu ft | $9 |
| 14 | Electrolux ELTE730C*** -4.4 cu ft | $9 |
| 13 | Electrolux ELTE7300*** -4.4 cu ft | $9 |
| 12 | Electrolux ELFW7337***4.4 cu ft | $9 |
Source
ES_87091_LWN6ZR**116T***_061020211446723_2707125View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Speed Queen and LWN6ZR**116T*** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.