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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung DV48J777*E

The Samsung DV48J777*E is certified at 607 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $114 a year — call it 40¢ every time you run it. That's close to the middle of the certified pack — about 0% above the median clothes dryer, ranked 164 of 318. The same unit costs $75 a year in North Dakota but $283 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

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

$114/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$9.52
Per day
31¢
Certified use
607 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Vented
Drum capacity
7.4 cu ft
CEF
3.94 lbs/kWh
Venting
Vented
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Samsung DV48J777*E (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung DV48J777*E: 607 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$106
Alaska27.4¢$166
Arizona15.5¢$94
Arkansas14.2¢$86
California35.3¢$214
Colorado16.5¢$100
Connecticut32.2¢$196
Delaware18.8¢$114
District of Columbia25.4¢$154
Florida15.4¢$93
Georgia15.4¢$93
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$283
Idaho12.7¢$77
Illinois20.5¢$124
Indiana17.9¢$109
Iowa13.9¢$84
Kansas15.8¢$96
Kentucky15.0¢$91
Louisiana14.4¢$88
Maine28.4¢$173
Maryland22.1¢$134
Massachusetts29.4¢$179
Michigan21.4¢$130
Minnesota16.4¢$99
Mississippi16.8¢$102
Missouri14.0¢$85
Montana13.9¢$84
Nebraska13.3¢$81
Nevada14.3¢$87
New Hampshire27.2¢$165
New Jersey23.5¢$143
New Mexico15.2¢$92
New York29.4¢$179
North Carolina16.3¢$99
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$75
Ohio19.5¢$118
Oklahoma13.3¢$81
Oregon15.8¢$96
Pennsylvania21.5¢$130
Rhode Island28.3¢$172
South Carolina17.1¢$104
South Dakota14.5¢$88
Tennessee14.9¢$91
Texas17.0¢$103
Utah13.3¢$81
Vermont24.6¢$149
Virginia17.4¢$105
Washington14.4¢$87
West Virginia16.1¢$97
Wisconsin19.2¢$117
Wyoming14.7¢$89

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 607 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Kenmore 592-8966607$114
Kenmore 592-8967607$114
Kenmore 592-8968607$114
Kenmore 592-8969607$114
LG DLE3090607$114
LG DLE3095607$114

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
31¢
Per month
$9.52
Per year
$114

607 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $114/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 607 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 DV48J777*E use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DV48J777*E at 607 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 DV48J777*E cost to run per month?
About $9.52 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 31¢ a day, or $114 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung DV48J777*E energy efficient?
It uses 0% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer.
What does the Samsung DV48J777*E cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $75 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $283 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung DV48J777*E?
Roughly 40¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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