Running cost for the Samsung DVG54M87***
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DVG54M87*** at 685 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.8% above it, ranking 534 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $21/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Samsung DVG54M87***: Samsung DVG52M86*** ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr), then Samsung DVG55M96*** ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 75 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Samsung DVG54M87*** that long and it costs about $1,545 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Samsung DVG54M87*** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Samsung DVG54M87*** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 534 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG54M87*** 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.