Samsung DVG45M55 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Samsung DVG45M55 costs to run
The Samsung DVG45M55 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 531 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 $21/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 DV52J870G ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DVG52M77 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 72 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Samsung DVG45M55 adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung DVG45M55 runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Samsung DVG45M55 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 531 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG45M55 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.