Model
Samsung DV45DG60**H*
Rank #47 means 46 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 97th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 97% of those models.
What does the Samsung DV45DG60**H* cost to run per year?
The Samsung DV45DG60**H* costs about $49 a year to run and sits near the top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #47 of 615. Efficiency-wise, once its capacity is accounted for, it edges out 97% of the class, about as strong a result as this ranking produces. Its CEF of 9.1 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Asko T411HS.W.U at $49/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg DLHC5502* at $49/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 Samsung DV45DG60**H*'s $49/yr adds up to roughly $637 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung DV45DG60**H* 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 $49/yr, here is what the Samsung DV45DG60**H* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung DV45DG60**H* costs about $490. That is roughly $640 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung DV45DG60**H* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $49/yr, it runs about $64 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $26 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.5 cu ft, the Samsung DV45DG60**H* 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 9.1, 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 Samsung DV45DG60**H* cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $49 a year it ranks #47 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Samsung DV45DG60**H* cost per month?
Roughly $4.07/mo, spreading the $49/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 263 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $49 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung DV45DG60**H* for its size?
97th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Asko T411HS.W.U4.9 cu ft | $49 |
| 45 | Lg DLHC8402*7.3 cu ft | $48 |
| 44 | Lg DLHC3602*7.8 cu ft | $48 |
| 43 | Lg DLHC4002*7.8 cu ft | $48 |
| 42 | Ge GFD14ES*Z***4.3 cu ft | $46 |
Source
ES_1023593_DV45DG60**H*3_06142024122157_80213626View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and DV45DG60**H* 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.