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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 $53 a year — call it 19¢ every time you run it. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 54% less electricity — rank 47 out of 318. Where you live moves the bill from $35 a year in North Dakota to $131 in Hawaii. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria.

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

$53/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$4.41
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 318 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
Alabama17.4¢$49
Alaska27.4¢$77
Arizona15.5¢$43
Arkansas14.2¢$40
California35.3¢$99
Colorado16.5¢$46
Connecticut32.2¢$91
Delaware18.8¢$53
District of Columbia25.4¢$71
Florida15.4¢$43
Georgia15.4¢$43
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$131
Idaho12.7¢$36
Illinois20.5¢$58
Indiana17.9¢$50
Iowa13.9¢$39
Kansas15.8¢$44
Kentucky15.0¢$42
Louisiana14.4¢$41
Maine28.4¢$80
Maryland22.1¢$62
Massachusetts29.4¢$83
Michigan21.4¢$60
Minnesota16.4¢$46
Mississippi16.8¢$47
Missouri14.0¢$39
Montana13.9¢$39
Nebraska13.3¢$37
Nevada14.3¢$40
New Hampshire27.2¢$77
New Jersey23.5¢$66
New Mexico15.2¢$43
New York29.4¢$83
North Carolina16.3¢$46
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$35
Ohio19.5¢$55
Oklahoma13.3¢$37
Oregon15.8¢$44
Pennsylvania21.5¢$60
Rhode Island28.3¢$80
South Carolina17.1¢$48
South Dakota14.5¢$41
Tennessee14.9¢$42
Texas17.0¢$48
Utah13.3¢$37
Vermont24.6¢$69
Virginia17.4¢$49
Washington14.4¢$40
West Virginia16.1¢$45
Wisconsin19.2¢$54
Wyoming14.7¢$41

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 281 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko T208H.W.U283$53
BREDA BRDH927002283$53
BREDA LUDH92700283$53
Gorenje DNPAHPU283$53
Summit LBDHP244283$53
Summit LDHP24283$53

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
14¢
Per month
$4.41
Per year
$53

281 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $53/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 $4.41 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 14¢ a day, or $53 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 $35 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $131 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung DV53BB89**H?
Roughly 19¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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