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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung WA52T76**A

The Samsung WA52T76**A is certified at 165 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $31 a year — call it 13¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 50% more than the median clothes washer (rank 302 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. Where you live moves the bill from $20 a year in North Dakota to $77 in Hawaii. Electricity is only part of the story for a clothes washer — check the water figure in the specs below.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$31/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$2.59
Per day
9¢
Certified use
165 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.2 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,545 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Samsung WA52T76**A (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung WA52T76**A: 165 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$29
Alaska27.4¢$45
Arizona15.5¢$26
Arkansas14.2¢$23
California35.3¢$58
Colorado16.5¢$27
Connecticut32.2¢$53
Delaware18.8¢$31
District of Columbia25.4¢$42
Florida15.4¢$25
Georgia15.4¢$25
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$77
Idaho12.7¢$21
Illinois20.5¢$34
Indiana17.9¢$30
Iowa13.9¢$23
Kansas15.8¢$26
Kentucky15.0¢$25
Louisiana14.4¢$24
Maine28.4¢$47
Maryland22.1¢$36
Massachusetts29.4¢$49
Michigan21.4¢$35
Minnesota16.4¢$27
Mississippi16.8¢$28
Missouri14.0¢$23
Montana13.9¢$23
Nebraska13.3¢$22
Nevada14.3¢$24
New Hampshire27.2¢$45
New Jersey23.5¢$39
New Mexico15.2¢$25
New York29.4¢$49
North Carolina16.3¢$27
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$20
Ohio19.5¢$32
Oklahoma13.3¢$22
Oregon15.8¢$26
Pennsylvania21.5¢$35
Rhode Island28.3¢$47
South Carolina17.1¢$28
South Dakota14.5¢$24
Tennessee14.9¢$25
Texas17.0¢$28
Utah13.3¢$22
Vermont24.6¢$41
Virginia17.4¢$29
Washington14.4¢$24
West Virginia16.1¢$26
Wisconsin19.2¢$32
Wyoming14.7¢$24

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 165 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
GE GTW720B*N165$31
Samsung WA52B76**A165$31
Samsung WA52M77**A165$31
Samsung WA54M87**A165$31
Samsung WA54R76**A165$31
Crosley CFWMH45125AW162$31

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
9¢
Per month
$2.59
Per year
$31

165 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $31/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 165 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Samsung WA52T76**A use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WA52T76**A at 165 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.
How much does the Samsung WA52T76**A cost to run per month?
About $2.59 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 9¢ a day, or $31 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung WA52T76**A energy efficient?
It uses 50% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Samsung WA52T76**A cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $20 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $77 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung WA52T76**A?
Roughly 13¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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