Samsung DVG46BB67 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVG46BB67: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the Samsung DVG46BB67's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $129 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 DVG46BB67 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 600 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung DVG46BB67 on that list: Samsung DVG45T61 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DVG46BG65 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 83 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 $129/year, the Samsung DVG46BB67 adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung DVG46BB67 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Samsung DVG46BB67 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 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 600 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG46BB67 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.