Samsung DVE54M87 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVE54M87: running cost
At 607 kWh/yr, the Samsung DVE54M87's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 DVE54M87 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 208 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 DVE54M87 on that list: Samsung DVE52M86 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DVE55M96 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 22 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
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Samsung DVE54M87 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung DVE54M87 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 208 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVE54M87 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.