Samsung DVE45T70 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVE45T70: running cost
The Samsung DVE45T70 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.
Where this ranks
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 344 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 $7/year over 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 DVE45T61 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DVE46BB67 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 31 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Samsung DVE45T70 over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Samsung DVE45T70 adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung DVE45T70 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DVE45T70; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 344 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVE45T70 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.