Samsung WA52B76A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Samsung WA52B76A costs to run
The Samsung WA52B76A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 165 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $31 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung WA52B76A against the category
That's 34.1% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 353 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 $8/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung WA52M77A ($31/yr, 165 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WA52B76A. GE GTW720BN ($31/yr, 165 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 62 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $31/year, the Samsung WA52B76A adds up to about $310 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung WA52B76A runs above its category average. If the washing machine you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $31/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
$31/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WA52B76A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 165 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 353 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.