Samsung DV48J777E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DV48J777E: running cost
The Samsung DV48J777E 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 DV48J777E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 200 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 DV48J777E on that list: Samsung DV48J770E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DV50K75E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 14 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 $114/year, the Samsung DV48J777E adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Samsung DV48J777E already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 200 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV48J777E 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.