Samsung DVE45T61***: running cost
The Samsung DVE45T61*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DVE45T61*** against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 343 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DVE45T70*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DVE45T61***. Samsung DVE45T6005* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 30 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.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Samsung DVE45T61*** that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung DVE45T61*** is already efficient for its category at $114/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 $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 343 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVE45T61*** 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.