Samsung WA50T74A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Samsung WA50T74A
At 125 kWh/yr, the Samsung WA50T74A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $24 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.6% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 263 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $0/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is Samsung WA50M74A ($24/yr, 125 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Maytag MHW5630H ($24/yr, 128 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 60 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
Samsung WA50T74A 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 WA50T74A that long and it costs about $235 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung WA50T74A is already efficient for its category at $24/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $24/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 263 of 398, the Samsung WA50T74A 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. The 125 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.