Running cost for the Blomberg DHP24404W3
At 217 kWh/yr, the Blomberg DHP24404W3's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $41 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 Blomberg DHP24404W3 compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 62.1% less, ranking 34 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $67/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Blomberg DHP24404W3 on that list: Blomberg DHP24404W ($41/yr, 217 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Smeg DH24UWH ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers Blomberg makes, the DHP24404W3 costs the most to run, $13/year more than Blomberg's cheapest, the DHP24400W.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Blomberg DHP24404W3 that long and it costs about $490 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $41/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
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Blomberg DHP24404W3; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 217 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 34 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Blomberg DHP24404W3 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.