Samsung WW22K680A Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Samsung WW22K680A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WW22K680A at 90 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $17 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 26.8% less, ranking 65 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 $6/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 WW22K680A: Samsung WF45T60A ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr), then Samsung WW25B68A ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 2 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).
Samsung WW22K680A over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung WW22K680A costs roughly $169 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $17/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
At $17/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 90 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 65 of 398, the Samsung WW22K680A 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.