Samsung DVG45T61 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Samsung DVG45T61 costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the Samsung DVG45T61's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 599 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 DVG45R63 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DVG46BB67 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 82 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Samsung DVG45T61 over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung DVG45T61 costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DVG45T61; 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 599 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG45T61 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.