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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Samsung WH46DBH1**E

The Samsung WH46DBH1**E is certified at 687 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $129 a year — call it 46¢ every time you run it. Even among certified models it's on the thirsty end: 13% more electricity than the median clothes dryer, ranked 318 of 318. The same unit costs $85 a year in North Dakota but $320 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

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

$129/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$10.78
Per day
35¢
Certified use
687 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Vented
Drum capacity
7.6 cu ft
CEF
3.48 lbs/kWh
Venting
Vented
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Samsung WH46DBH1**E (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Samsung WH46DBH1**E: 687 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$120
Alaska27.4¢$188
Arizona15.5¢$106
Arkansas14.2¢$97
California35.3¢$242
Colorado16.5¢$114
Connecticut32.2¢$221
Delaware18.8¢$129
District of Columbia25.4¢$175
Florida15.4¢$106
Georgia15.4¢$106
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$320
Idaho12.7¢$87
Illinois20.5¢$141
Indiana17.9¢$123
Iowa13.9¢$95
Kansas15.8¢$108
Kentucky15.0¢$103
Louisiana14.4¢$99
Maine28.4¢$195
Maryland22.1¢$152
Massachusetts29.4¢$202
Michigan21.4¢$147
Minnesota16.4¢$113
Mississippi16.8¢$115
Missouri14.0¢$96
Montana13.9¢$95
Nebraska13.3¢$91
Nevada14.3¢$98
New Hampshire27.2¢$187
New Jersey23.5¢$162
New Mexico15.2¢$104
New York29.4¢$202
North Carolina16.3¢$112
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$85
Ohio19.5¢$134
Oklahoma13.3¢$91
Oregon15.8¢$108
Pennsylvania21.5¢$147
Rhode Island28.3¢$194
South Carolina17.1¢$117
South Dakota14.5¢$100
Tennessee14.9¢$103
Texas17.0¢$117
Utah13.3¢$91
Vermont24.6¢$169
Virginia17.4¢$119
Washington14.4¢$99
West Virginia16.1¢$110
Wisconsin19.2¢$132
Wyoming14.7¢$101

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 687 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Amana NED5800H608$114
Crosley CED7464G608$114
Crosley CFDMHE8105AW608$114
Crosley CFDMHE8105AX608$114
Direct Supply 0-36CJ6608$114
Direct Supply 0-36CJ8608$114

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
35¢
Per month
$10.78
Per year
$129

687 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $129/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 687 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 WH46DBH1**E use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WH46DBH1**E at 687 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 WH46DBH1**E cost to run per month?
About $10.78 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 35¢ a day, or $129 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Samsung WH46DBH1**E energy efficient?
It uses 13% more electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the Samsung WH46DBH1**E cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $85 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $320 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Samsung WH46DBH1**E?
Roughly 46¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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