Model
Kenmore 592-8969*
Rank #128 means 127 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 68th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 68% of those models.
What does the Kenmore 592-8969* cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Kenmore 592-8969* sits in the below-average-cost group, rank #128, at roughly $113 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 68% of clothes dryer models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. The CEF figure of 3.94 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DV45K62**E* at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Kenmore 592-8968* at $113/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Kenmore 592-8969*'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Kenmore 592-8966*.
By the numbers
The Kenmore 592-8969* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $113/yr, here is what the Kenmore 592-8969* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Kenmore 592-8969* costs about $1130. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Kenmore 592-8969* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $113/yr, it sits right on the class median of $113, and it is about $90 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.5 cu ft, the Kenmore 592-8969* is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, among clothes dryer models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. Beyond size, its CEF of 3.94, above the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Kenmore 592-8969* cheap to run?
Yes. Its $113/yr running cost puts it at rank #128 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Kenmore 592-8969* cost per month?
About $9.39 a month, which is the $113 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 607 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $113 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Kenmore 592-8969* for its size?
68th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Samsung DV45K62**E*7.5 cu ft | $113 |
| 123 | Samsung DV45K65**E*7.5 cu ft | $113 |
| 122 | Samsung DV50K75**E*7.5 cu ft | $113 |
| 121 | Samsung DV45K76**E*7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 120 | Samsung DV50K86**E*7.4 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1023593_592-8969*_01112016051621_70059693View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Kenmore and 592-8969* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.