Samsung DVG55M96 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Samsung DVG55M96
The Samsung DVG55M96 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DVG55M96 against the category
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 535 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 $21/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DVG60M99 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DVG55M96. Samsung DVG54M87 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 76 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 DVG55M96 costs roughly $1,545 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 DVG55M96 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DVG55M96; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 535 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVG55M96 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. The 685 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.