Samsung DVG55CG75 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVG55CG75: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DVG55CG75 at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DVG55CG75 against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 614 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DVG60A99 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DVG55CG75. Samsung DVG55A77 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 97 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung DVG55CG75 costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Samsung DVG55CG75 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Samsung DVG55CG75 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 614 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG55CG75 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.