Samsung DV45K76E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DV45K76E: running cost
The Samsung DV45K76E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 607 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $114 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 DV45K76E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 198 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung DV45K76E on that list: Samsung DV45K71E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DV48J770E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 12 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Samsung DV45K76E that long and it costs about $1,369 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DV45K76E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 198 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV45K76E 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 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.