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Data through June 2026

Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung WF50A85**A

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Samsung WF50A85**A uses 110 kWh — about $20 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 9¢ per load. That's close to the middle of the certified pack — about 0% above the median clothes washer, ranked 177 of 344. The same unit costs $14 a year in Nevada but $58 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. 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 18.3¢/kWh

$20/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$1.68
Per day
6¢
Certified use
110 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
5 cu ft
IMEF
2.92
Annual water use
4,235 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Samsung WF50A85**A (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung WF50A85**A: 110 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$18
Alaska28.2¢$31
Arizona15.2¢$17
Arkansas14.1¢$16
California34.7¢$38
Colorado17.1¢$19
Connecticut24.3¢$27
Delaware19.3¢$21
District of Columbia24.4¢$27
Florida15.1¢$17
Georgia16.4¢$18
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$58
Idaho14.4¢$16
Illinois19.9¢$22
Indiana17.5¢$19
Iowa15.9¢$18
Kansas15.7¢$17
Kentucky14.3¢$16
Louisiana13.5¢$15
Maine29.6¢$33
Maryland21.8¢$24
Massachusetts29.6¢$33
Michigan23.0¢$25
Minnesota17.5¢$19
Mississippi14.9¢$16
Missouri16.2¢$18
Montana15.1¢$17
Nebraska13.3¢$15
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$14
New Hampshire27.0¢$30
New Jersey24.9¢$27
New Mexico15.1¢$17
New York29.5¢$32
North Carolina14.7¢$16
North Dakota14.1¢$16
Ohio19.2¢$21
Oklahoma14.3¢$16
Oregon16.3¢$18
Pennsylvania21.7¢$24
Rhode Island29.2¢$32
South Carolina15.6¢$17
South Dakota15.4¢$17
Tennessee14.1¢$15
Texas15.9¢$18
Utah13.4¢$15
Vermont24.4¢$27
Virginia17.2¢$19
Washington14.9¢$16
West Virginia15.4¢$17
Wisconsin19.6¢$22
Wyoming15.2¢$17

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 110 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Avanti FLW22V0W110$20
BLACK+DECKER BFLW45M110$20
Danby DWM022D1DSDB110$20
Danby DWM022D3WDB110$20
ELEMENT ECW2224EGG110$20
ELEMENT ECW2224EGW110$20

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
6¢
Per month
$1.68
Per year
$20

110 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $20/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 110 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 WF50A85**A use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WF50A85**A at 110 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 WF50A85**A cost to run per month?
About $1.68 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 6¢ a day, or $20 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung WF50A85**A energy efficient?
It uses 0% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer.
What does the Samsung WF50A85**A cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $14 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $58 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung WF50A85**A?
Roughly 9¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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