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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung DV50K86**E

The Samsung DV50K86**E is certified at 607 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $111 a year — call it 39¢ every time you run it. That's close to the middle of the certified pack — about 0% above the median clothes dryer, ranked 171 of 325. The same unit costs $80 a year in Nevada but $320 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Dimensions 46" H × 27" W × 30" D

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh

$111/yr

$22 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$126 · priciest
Per month
$9.28
Per day
30¢
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 DV50K86**E (▮) sits among all 325 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung DV50K86**E: 607 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$100
Alaska28.2¢$171
Arizona15.2¢$92
Arkansas14.1¢$86
California34.7¢$211
Colorado17.1¢$104
Connecticut24.3¢$148
Delaware19.3¢$117
District of Columbia24.4¢$148
Florida15.1¢$92
Georgia16.4¢$99
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$320
Idaho14.4¢$87
Illinois19.9¢$121
Indiana17.5¢$106
Iowa15.9¢$97
Kansas15.7¢$95
Kentucky14.3¢$87
Louisiana13.5¢$82
Maine29.6¢$180
Maryland21.8¢$133
Massachusetts29.6¢$180
Michigan23.0¢$140
Minnesota17.5¢$106
Mississippi14.9¢$90
Missouri16.2¢$98
Montana15.1¢$92
Nebraska13.3¢$80
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$80
New Hampshire27.0¢$164
New Jersey24.9¢$151
New Mexico15.1¢$91
New York29.5¢$179
North Carolina14.7¢$89
North Dakota14.1¢$86
Ohio19.2¢$116
Oklahoma14.3¢$87
Oregon16.3¢$99
Pennsylvania21.7¢$132
Rhode Island29.2¢$177
South Carolina15.6¢$94
South Dakota15.4¢$93
Tennessee14.1¢$85
Texas15.9¢$97
Utah13.4¢$81
Vermont24.4¢$148
Virginia17.2¢$105
Washington14.9¢$91
West Virginia15.4¢$94
Wisconsin19.6¢$119
Wyoming15.2¢$93

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 607 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Kenmore 592-8966607$111
Kenmore 592-8967607$111
Kenmore 592-8968607$111
Kenmore 592-8969607$111
LG DLE3090607$111
LG DLE3095607$111

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
30¢
Per month
$9.28
Per year
$111

607 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $111/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 DV50K86**E use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DV50K86**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 DV50K86**E cost to run per month?
About $9.28 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 30¢ a day, or $111 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung DV50K86**E energy efficient?
It uses 0% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer.
What does the Samsung DV50K86**E cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $80 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $320 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung DV50K86**E?
Roughly 39¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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