What the Samsung WF53BB87**A* costs to run
At 103 kWh/yr, the Samsung WF53BB87**A*'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 16.3% less, ranking 129 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 WF53BB87**A*: Samsung WD90F53*V* ($19/yr, 103 kWh/yr), then Samsung WF53BB89**A* ($19/yr, 103 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 28 of Samsung's 66 certified washing machines, this sits between the WF45T60**A* ($17/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WA54R76**A* ($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 WF53BB87**A* that long and it costs about $194 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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
The Samsung WF53BB87**A* already costs $19/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 103 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 129 of 398, the Samsung WF53BB87**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.