Samsung DVG50A85 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVG50A85: running cost
The Samsung DVG50A85 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
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 DVG50A85 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 602 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 DVG50A85 on that list: Samsung DVG46BG65 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DVG50A86 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 85 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 DVG50A85 adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung DVG50A85 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
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DVG50A85; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 602 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG50A85 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.