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 DV25B69**H* ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WH53DBH7**G* ($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.