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Data through April 2026

Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung WH46DBH1**G

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the Samsung WH46DBH1**G uses 94 kWh — about $18 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 8¢ per load. Compared with the median certified clothes washer, it uses 15% less electricity — rank 64 out of 338. Where you live moves the bill from $12 a year in North Dakota to $44 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

$18/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$1.48
Per day
5¢
Certified use
94 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
4.6 cu ft
IMEF
3.1
Annual water use
3,893 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Samsung WH46DBH1**G (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung WH46DBH1**G: 94 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$16
Alaska27.4¢$26
Arizona15.5¢$15
Arkansas14.2¢$13
California35.3¢$33
Colorado16.5¢$16
Connecticut32.2¢$30
Delaware18.8¢$18
District of Columbia25.4¢$24
Florida15.4¢$14
Georgia15.4¢$14
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$44
Idaho12.7¢$12
Illinois20.5¢$19
Indiana17.9¢$17
Iowa13.9¢$13
Kansas15.8¢$15
Kentucky15.0¢$14
Louisiana14.4¢$14
Maine28.4¢$27
Maryland22.1¢$21
Massachusetts29.4¢$28
Michigan21.4¢$20
Minnesota16.4¢$15
Mississippi16.8¢$16
Missouri14.0¢$13
Montana13.9¢$13
Nebraska13.3¢$12
Nevada14.3¢$13
New Hampshire27.2¢$26
New Jersey23.5¢$22
New Mexico15.2¢$14
New York29.4¢$28
North Carolina16.3¢$15
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$12
Ohio19.5¢$18
Oklahoma13.3¢$13
Oregon15.8¢$15
Pennsylvania21.5¢$20
Rhode Island28.3¢$27
South Carolina17.1¢$16
South Dakota14.5¢$14
Tennessee14.9¢$14
Texas17.0¢$16
Utah13.3¢$12
Vermont24.6¢$23
Virginia17.4¢$16
Washington14.4¢$13
West Virginia16.1¢$15
Wisconsin19.2¢$18
Wyoming14.7¢$14

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 94 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Samsung WF46BB67**Amost efficient94$18
Samsung WH46DBH1**E94$18
Whirlpool WFW4090N94$18
LG WM3470C95$18
Samsung WF45A64**Amost efficient93$18
Samsung WF45B63**Amost efficient93$18

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
5¢
Per month
$1.48
Per year
$18

94 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $18/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 94 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 WH46DBH1**G use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WH46DBH1**G at 94 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 WH46DBH1**G cost to run per month?
About $1.48 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 5¢ a day, or $18 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung WH46DBH1**G energy efficient?
It uses 15% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the Samsung WH46DBH1**G cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $12 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $44 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung WH46DBH1**G?
Roughly 8¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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