Running cost for the Avanti FLD40V0W
At 317 kWh/yr, the Avanti FLD40V0W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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.
How the Avanti FLD40V0W compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.6% less, ranking 67 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $48/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti FLD40V0W on that list: AEG DC240-1 ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bosch WTG86403UC ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Avanti lineup
The Avanti FLD40V0W is the only clothes dryer from Avanti that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full clothes dryer category.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Avanti FLD40V0W that long and it costs about $715 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 Avanti FLD40V0W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 317 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 67 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Avanti FLD40V0W 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.