Running cost for the Asko T5HXLG.U
At 208 kWh/yr, the Asko T5HXLG.U's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $39 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 63.6% less, ranking 27 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 $68/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 Asko T5HXLG.U: Samsung DV25FG62*0** ($29/yr, 154 kWh/yr), then Asko T5HXLT.U ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Within the Asko lineup
Ranked 2 of Asko's 7 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the T3HW.U ($27/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the T208H.W.U ($53/yr, its priciest).
Asko T5HXLG.U over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Asko T5HXLG.U adds up to about $469 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $39/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 27 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Asko T5HXLG.U 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.