Running cost for the Samsung DV25FG62*0**
At 154 kWh/yr, the Samsung DV25FG62*0**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $29 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 73.1% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 26 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 $79/year under 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 DV25B68**H* ($29/yr, 154 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Asko T5HXLG.U ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 6 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69**H* at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7**G* at $129/yr.
Samsung DV25FG62*0** 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 Samsung DV25FG62*0** that long and it costs about $347 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung DV25FG62*0** is already efficient for its category at $29/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $29/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 154 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 26 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV25FG62*0** 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.