Kenmore C681341 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Kenmore C681341: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Kenmore C681341 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.
Kenmore C681341 against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 280 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 C691341 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore C681341. Kenmore C616361 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Kenmore makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 9 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 8120# at $60/yr, and its priciest, the 716520 at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore C681341 costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Kenmore C681341 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 C681341; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 280 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Kenmore C681341 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.