Samsung WF50A88A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Samsung WF50A88A costs to run
At 100 kWh/yr, the Samsung WF50A88A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $19 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 18.7% less, ranking 116 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 $4/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 WF50A88A: Samsung WF45K65A ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr), then Samsung WF50R85A ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 23 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Samsung WF50A88A that long and it costs about $188 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $19/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung WF50A88A 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
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.