Model
Kenmore C6913*41*
Rank #255 means 254 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 87th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 87% of those models.
What does the Kenmore C6913*41* cost to run per year?
The Kenmore C6913*41* costs about $113 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #255 of 615. Efficiency-wise, once capacity is accounted for, it beats 87% of the class, a solidly strong result rather than a size-driven fluke. At a CEF of 3.93, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Kenmore C6813*41* at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WED8510FW* 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 C6913*41*'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Kenmore C6813*41*.
By the numbers
The Kenmore C6913*41* 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 C6913*41* 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 C6913*41* 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 C6913*41* 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 8.8 cu ft, the Kenmore C6913*41* 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, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. Beyond size, its CEF of 3.93, 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). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Kenmore C6913*41* cheap to run?
It is about average. At $113 a year it ranks #255 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Kenmore C6913*41* cost per month?
Roughly $9.4/mo, spreading the $113/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $113 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Kenmore C6913*41* for its size?
87th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Kenmore C6813*41*8.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 254 | Kenmore C6163*61*9.2 cu ft | $113 |
| 253 | Ge GTD65EB*K***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 252 | Whirlpool YWED8000D*+8.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 251 | Whirlpool YWED97HED*+7.3 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_22856_C6913*41*_10272016162308_5388846View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Kenmore and C6913*41* 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.