Samsung DVG55A73 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Samsung DVG55A73
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DVG55A73 at 687 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.
How the Samsung DVG55A73 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 612 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 DVG55A73 on that list: Samsung DVG54R76 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DVG55A77 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Samsung lineup
Ranked 95 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung DVG55A73 costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 612 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG55A73 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. The 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.