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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung DV53BB89**H

The Samsung DV53BB89**H is certified at 281 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $52 a year — call it 18¢ every time you run it. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 54% less electricity — rank 50 out of 325. Where you live moves the bill from $37 a year in Nevada to $148 in Hawaii. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria.

Dimensions 38.7" H × 27" W × 34.3" D

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

$52/yr

$22 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$126 · priciest
Per month
$4.29
Per day
14¢
Certified use
281 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Hybrid Heat Pump
Drum capacity
7.8 cu ft
CEF
8.5 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Samsung DV53BB89**H (▮) sits among all 325 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung DV53BB89**H: 281 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$46
Alaska28.2¢$79
Arizona15.2¢$43
Arkansas14.1¢$40
California34.7¢$98
Colorado17.1¢$48
Connecticut24.3¢$68
Delaware19.3¢$54
District of Columbia24.4¢$69
Florida15.1¢$42
Georgia16.4¢$46
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$148
Idaho14.4¢$40
Illinois19.9¢$56
Indiana17.5¢$49
Iowa15.9¢$45
Kansas15.7¢$44
Kentucky14.3¢$40
Louisiana13.5¢$38
Maine29.6¢$83
Maryland21.8¢$61
Massachusetts29.6¢$83
Michigan23.0¢$65
Minnesota17.5¢$49
Mississippi14.9¢$42
Missouri16.2¢$46
Montana15.1¢$43
Nebraska13.3¢$37
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$37
New Hampshire27.0¢$76
New Jersey24.9¢$70
New Mexico15.1¢$42
New York29.5¢$83
North Carolina14.7¢$41
North Dakota14.1¢$40
Ohio19.2¢$54
Oklahoma14.3¢$40
Oregon16.3¢$46
Pennsylvania21.7¢$61
Rhode Island29.2¢$82
South Carolina15.6¢$44
South Dakota15.4¢$43
Tennessee14.1¢$40
Texas15.9¢$45
Utah13.4¢$38
Vermont24.4¢$69
Virginia17.2¢$48
Washington14.9¢$42
West Virginia15.4¢$43
Wisconsin19.6¢$55
Wyoming15.2¢$43

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 281 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko T208H.W.U283$52
BREDA BRDH927002283$52
BREDA LUDH92700283$52
Gorenje DNPAHPU283$52
Summit LBDHP244283$52
Summit LDHP24283$52

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
14¢
Per month
$4.29
Per year
$52

281 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $52/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 281 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 DV53BB89**H use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DV53BB89**H at 281 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 DV53BB89**H cost to run per month?
About $4.29 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 14¢ a day, or $52 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung DV53BB89**H energy efficient?
It uses 54% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the Samsung DV53BB89**H cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $37 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $148 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung DV53BB89**H?
Roughly 18¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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