Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Direct Supply 0-36CJ8: running cost
The Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $114 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.
How the Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 219 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 on that list: Direct Supply 0-36CJ6 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux EFMC427 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Direct Supply's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers Direct Supply makes, the 0-36CJ8 costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Direct Supply's cheapest, the 0-36CJ6.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 219 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.