Samsung DVE55CG7105 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVE55CG7105: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the Samsung DVE55CG7105'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 DVE55CG7105 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 367 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 DVE55CG7105 on that list: Samsung DVE55A77 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DVE55CG75 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 54 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).
Samsung DVE55CG7105 over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Samsung DVE55CG7105 adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
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
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 367 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVE55CG7105 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.