Kenmore 592-8967*: running cost
At 607 kWh/yr, the Kenmore 592-8967*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 Kenmore 592-8967* compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 120 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 Kenmore 592-8967* on that list: Kenmore 592-8966* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kenmore 592-8968* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Ranked 3 of Kenmore's 13 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the 8120# ($60/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the 7165*20* ($129/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Kenmore 592-8967* adds up to about $1,369 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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Kenmore 592-8967*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 120 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Kenmore 592-8967* 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 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.