Samsung DV45DG60H Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DV45DG60H: running cost
At 263 kWh/yr, the Samsung DV45DG60H's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $49 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.
How the Samsung DV45DG60H compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 54% less, ranking 50 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $58/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung DV45DG60H on that list: Asko T411HS.W.U ($49/yr, 263 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLHC5502 ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 7 of Samsung's 102 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DV25B69H ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WH53DBH7G ($129/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the Samsung DV45DG60H adds up to about $593 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $49/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
At $49/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 50 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV45DG60H 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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 263 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.