Running cost for the Kenmore 592-8968*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore 592-8968* at 607 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 592-8968* against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 121 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore 592-8969* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 592-8968*. Kenmore 592-8967* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 4 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 8120# at $60/yr, and its priciest, the 7165*20* at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Kenmore 592-8968* adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Kenmore 592-8968* is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Kenmore 592-8968*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 121 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Kenmore 592-8968* 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.