Running cost for the Samsung WF45A64**A*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WF45A64**A* at 93 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $17 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung WF45A64**A* against the category
That's 24.4% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 70 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 $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung WF45B63**A* ($17/yr, 93 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WF45A64**A*. Samsung WW25FG6B**** ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 7 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60**A* at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76**A* at $31/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $17/year, the Samsung WF45A64**A* adds up to about $175 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung WF45A64**A* is already efficient for its category at $17/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 WF45A64**A* already costs $17/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 70 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.