Samsung WF56H91C Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Samsung WF56H91C: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WF56H91C at 130 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $24 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung WF56H91C against the category
That's 5.7% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 273 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WFW5605M ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WF56H91C. LG WT7850HA ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 61 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
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 WF56H91C that long and it costs about $244 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung WF56H91C is already efficient for its category at $24/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
The Samsung WF56H91C already costs $24/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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.