Samsung WA51DG5505A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Samsung WA51DG5505A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WA51DG5505A at 120 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $23 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung WA51DG5505A against the category
That's 2.4% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 245 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung WA52A55A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WA51DG5505A. Samsung WA51A5505A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 45 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Samsung WA51DG5505A that long and it costs about $226 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung WA51DG5505A is already efficient for its category at $23/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung WA51DG5505A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 245 of 398, the Samsung WA51DG5505A 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.