Samsung WF45B63A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Samsung WF45B63A
At 93 kWh/yr, the Samsung WF45B63A'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 71 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 WF45B63A: Samsung WF45A64A ($17/yr, 93 kWh/yr), then Samsung WF51CG80A ($17/yr, 93 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 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).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $17/year, the Samsung WF45B63A adds up to about $175 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
The Samsung WF45B63A 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.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.