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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung DV25FG50*0

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the Samsung DV25FG50*0 uses 125 kWh — about $24 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 8¢ per load. Only a handful of certified clothes dryers do better: it ranks 4 of 318 and undercuts the median by 79%. The same unit costs $15 a year in North Dakota but $58 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$24/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$1.96
Per day
6¢
Certified use
125 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Compact Ventless 240V
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4 cu ft
CEF
6.8 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Samsung DV25FG50*0 (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung DV25FG50*0: 125 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$22
Alaska27.4¢$34
Arizona15.5¢$19
Arkansas14.2¢$18
California35.3¢$44
Colorado16.5¢$21
Connecticut32.2¢$40
Delaware18.8¢$23
District of Columbia25.4¢$32
Florida15.4¢$19
Georgia15.4¢$19
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$58
Idaho12.7¢$16
Illinois20.5¢$26
Indiana17.9¢$22
Iowa13.9¢$17
Kansas15.8¢$20
Kentucky15.0¢$19
Louisiana14.4¢$18
Maine28.4¢$36
Maryland22.1¢$28
Massachusetts29.4¢$37
Michigan21.4¢$27
Minnesota16.4¢$20
Mississippi16.8¢$21
Missouri14.0¢$18
Montana13.9¢$17
Nebraska13.3¢$17
Nevada14.3¢$18
New Hampshire27.2¢$34
New Jersey23.5¢$29
New Mexico15.2¢$19
New York29.4¢$37
North Carolina16.3¢$20
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$15
Ohio19.5¢$24
Oklahoma13.3¢$17
Oregon15.8¢$20
Pennsylvania21.5¢$27
Rhode Island28.3¢$35
South Carolina17.1¢$21
South Dakota14.5¢$18
Tennessee14.9¢$19
Texas17.0¢$21
Utah13.3¢$17
Vermont24.6¢$31
Virginia17.4¢$22
Washington14.4¢$18
West Virginia16.1¢$20
Wisconsin19.2¢$24
Wyoming14.7¢$18

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 125 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Bosch WTW87NH1UCmost efficient125$24
Samsung DV25B69**Hmost efficient125$24
Bosch WQB245AXUCmost efficient122$23
LG DLHC1455most efficient133$25
LG WKHC152H*Amost efficient133$25
Miele TWB120 WPmost efficient133$25

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
6¢
Per month
$1.96
Per year
$24

125 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $24/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 125 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Samsung DV25FG50*0 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DV25FG50*0 at 125 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.
How much does the Samsung DV25FG50*0 cost to run per month?
About $1.96 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 6¢ a day, or $24 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung DV25FG50*0 energy efficient?
It uses 79% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the Samsung DV25FG50*0 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $15 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $58 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung DV25FG50*0?
Roughly 8¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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