Running cost for the Samsung WH46DBH1**G*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WH46DBH1**G* 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 617 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 $22/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 WH46DBH1**G*: Samsung WH46DBH1**E* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then Samsung WH46DBH5**G* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Ranked 100 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
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung WH46DBH1**G* 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Samsung WH46DBH1**G* 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
Ranked 617 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung WH46DBH1**G* 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 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.