Samsung WF45A64A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Samsung WF45A64A
At 93 kWh/yr, the Samsung WF45A64A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $17 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 24.4% less, ranking 70 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 $6/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 WF45A64A: Samsung WW25FG6B ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr), then Samsung WF45B63A ($17/yr, 93 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Samsung WF45A64A that long and it costs about $175 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $17/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
Whether or not the Samsung WF45A64A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 93 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.