AEG DC240-1 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the AEG DC240-1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the AEG DC240-1 at 317 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $60 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.6% less, ranking 66 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $48/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the AEG DC240-1: AEG DC240 ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr), then Avanti FLD40V0W ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr).
Comparing AEG's own models
Ranked 2 of AEG's 3 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DC240 ($60/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DHP240 ($114/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the AEG DC240-1 costs roughly $715 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $60/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the AEG DC240-1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 66 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the AEG DC240-1 is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.