Samsung WH46DBH1**E*: running cost
The Samsung WH46DBH1**E* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 94 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $18 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 23.6% less, ranking 74 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 $5/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 WH46DBH1**E*: Samsung WF46BB67**A* ($18/yr, 94 kWh/yr), then Samsung WH46DBH1**G* ($18/yr, 94 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 11 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung WH46DBH1**E* costs roughly $177 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $18/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung WH46DBH1**E* 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.