Samsung WA50A54A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Samsung WA50A54A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WA50A54A at 120 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $23 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Samsung WA50A54A compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 2.4% less, ranking 240 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung WA50A54A on that list: Samsung WA49B5205A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung WA50R52A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 40 of Samsung's 66 certified washing machines, this sits between the WF45T60A ($17/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WA54R76A ($31/yr, its priciest).
Samsung WA50A54A over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung WA50A54A costs roughly $226 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $23/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung WA50A54A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 240 of 398, the Samsung WA50A54A sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.