What the Samsung WV60M99**A*** costs to run
At 105 kWh/yr, the Samsung WV60M99**A***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
That $20 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 14.6% less, ranking 163 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 $3/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 WV60M99**A***: Samsung WV55M96**A*** ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr), then Beko WFTV10733XC* ($20/yr, 106 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 35 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 WV60M99**A*** costs roughly $197 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $20/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
$20/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WV60M99**A***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 163 of 398, the Samsung WV60M99**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. The 105 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.