Running cost for the BREDA BRDH927002
The BREDA BRDH927002 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 283 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $53 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 BREDA BRDH927002 compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 50.5% less, ranking 56 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $54/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the BREDA BRDH927002 on that list: Asko T208H.W.U ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while BREDA LUDH92700 ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing BREDA's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers BREDA makes, the BRDH927002 is the cheapest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, less than BREDA's priciest, the LUDH92700.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $53/year, the BREDA BRDH927002 adds up to about $638 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $53/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
The BREDA BRDH927002 already costs $53/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 283 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 56 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the BREDA BRDH927002 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.