Kenmore 592-8967 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
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 716520 ($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 rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.