Kenmore 592-9969*: running cost
The Kenmore 592-9969* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 455 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $21/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Samsung DVE51CG8005* ($121/yr, 641 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG DLG1502* ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 11 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 8120# at $60/yr, and its priciest, the 7165*20* at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Kenmore 592-9969* adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Kenmore 592-9969* or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Kenmore 592-9969*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 455 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Kenmore 592-9969* 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.