Samsung WF46BG65**A*: running cost
At 95 kWh/yr, the Samsung WF46BG65**A*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $18 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22.8% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 82 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $5/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is Samsung WF45T62**A* ($18/yr, 95 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung WH46DBH5**G* ($18/yr, 95 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 16 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 $18/year, the Samsung WF46BG65**A* adds up to about $179 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung WF46BG65**A* is already efficient for its category at $18/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung WF46BG65**A* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 95 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 82 of 398, the Samsung WF46BG65**A* sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.