Samsung DVG45R63 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Samsung DVG45R63
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DVG45R63 at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 598 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 $22/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 DVG45B6305 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DVG45T61 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 81 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 DVG45R63 adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DVG45R63; 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 598 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG45R63 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.