Kenmore C616361 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Kenmore C616361: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore C616361 at 608 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.
Where this ranks
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 279 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 $7/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 Kenmore 405.8228## ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Kenmore C681341 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Comparing Kenmore's own models
Kenmore makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 8 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 8120# at $60/yr, and its priciest, the 716520 at $129/yr.
Kenmore C616361 over 12 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Kenmore C616361 that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Kenmore C616361 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
A clothes dryer like the Kenmore C616361 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 279 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Kenmore C616361 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.