Samsung WA54CG755A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Samsung WA54CG755A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WA54CG755A 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 WA54CG755A against the category
That's 2.4% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 253 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 WA54R72A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WA54CG755A. Samsung WA54CG715A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 53 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
Samsung WA54CG755A 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 WA54CG755A that long and it costs about $226 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung WA54CG755A 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Samsung WA54CG755A already costs $23/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 253 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.