Samsung WA50M74A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Samsung WA50M74A costs to run
The Samsung WA50M74A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 125 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $24 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.
Efficient, or not, for a washing machine
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.6% above it, ranking 262 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $0/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Samsung WA50M74A: Whirlpool WFW560CH ($23/yr, 123 kWh/yr), then Samsung WA50T74A ($24/yr, 125 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 59 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 WA50M74A over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Samsung WA50M74A that long and it costs about $235 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $24/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
$24/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WA50M74A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 262 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.