Running cost for the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW
The Crosley CFDMHE8105AW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $114 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
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 216 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 $7/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 Crosley CFDMHE8105AW: Crosley CED7464G** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), then Crosley CFDMHE8105AX ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Within the Crosley lineup
Ranked 2 of Crosley's 3 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the CED7464G** ($114/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFDMHE8105AX ($114/yr, its priciest).
Crosley CFDMHE8105AW over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/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
A clothes dryer like the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 216 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW 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.