Samsung WA55A73A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Samsung WA55A73A
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WA55A73A at 120 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $23 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
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 2.4% less, ranking 255 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 $1/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 WA55A73A: Samsung WA54R72A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr), then Samsung WA55A77A ($23/yr, 120 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 55 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 WA55A73A 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 WA55A73A that long and it costs about $226 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $23/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
$23/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WA55A73A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 120 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 255 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.