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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung WH53DBH7**E

The Samsung WH53DBH7**E is certified at 103 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $19 a year — call it 8¢ every time you run it. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 6% of the median certified clothes washer (rank 119 of 338). The same unit costs $13 a year in North Dakota but $48 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 18.8¢/kWh

$19/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$1.62
Per day
5¢
Certified use
103 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
5.3 cu ft
IMEF
3.1
Annual water use
4,491 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the Samsung WH53DBH7**E (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung WH53DBH7**E: 103 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$18
Alaska27.4¢$28
Arizona15.5¢$16
Arkansas14.2¢$15
California35.3¢$36
Colorado16.5¢$17
Connecticut32.2¢$33
Delaware18.8¢$19
District of Columbia25.4¢$26
Florida15.4¢$16
Georgia15.4¢$16
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$48
Idaho12.7¢$13
Illinois20.5¢$21
Indiana17.9¢$18
Iowa13.9¢$14
Kansas15.8¢$16
Kentucky15.0¢$15
Louisiana14.4¢$15
Maine28.4¢$29
Maryland22.1¢$23
Massachusetts29.4¢$30
Michigan21.4¢$22
Minnesota16.4¢$17
Mississippi16.8¢$17
Missouri14.0¢$14
Montana13.9¢$14
Nebraska13.3¢$14
Nevada14.3¢$15
New Hampshire27.2¢$28
New Jersey23.5¢$24
New Mexico15.2¢$16
New York29.4¢$30
North Carolina16.3¢$17
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$13
Ohio19.5¢$20
Oklahoma13.3¢$14
Oregon15.8¢$16
Pennsylvania21.5¢$22
Rhode Island28.3¢$29
South Carolina17.1¢$18
South Dakota14.5¢$15
Tennessee14.9¢$15
Texas17.0¢$17
Utah13.3¢$14
Vermont24.6¢$25
Virginia17.4¢$18
Washington14.4¢$15
West Virginia16.1¢$17
Wisconsin19.2¢$20
Wyoming14.7¢$15

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 103 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Samsung WD53DBA9**H103$19
Samsung WD80H53*H103$19
Samsung WD90F53*V103$19
Samsung WF53BB87**Amost efficient103$19
Samsung WF53BB89**Amost efficient103$19
Samsung WF90F53*Dmost efficient103$19

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
5¢
Per month
$1.62
Per year
$19

103 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $19/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 103 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 WH53DBH7**E use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WH53DBH7**E at 103 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 WH53DBH7**E cost to run per month?
About $1.62 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 5¢ a day, or $19 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung WH53DBH7**E energy efficient?
It uses 6% less electricity than the median certified clothes washer.
What does the Samsung WH53DBH7**E cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $13 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $48 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung WH53DBH7**E?
Roughly 8¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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