Running cost for the Samsung DV22N685*H*
At 145 kWh/yr, the Samsung DV22N685*H*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $27 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 74.7% less, ranking 21 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $80/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Samsung DV22N685*H*: Samsung DV22N680*H* ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr), then Beko HPD24412W ($28/yr, 149 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 4 of Samsung's 102 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DV25B69**H* ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WH53DBH7**G* ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $27/year, the Samsung DV22N685*H* adds up to about $327 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $27/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
Whether or not the Samsung DV22N685*H* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 21 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV22N685*H* 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.