Danby DDY040D4WDB Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Danby DDY040D4WDB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Danby DDY040D4WDB at 317 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 Danby DDY040D4WDB compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.6% less, ranking 73 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 Danby DDY040D4WDB on that list: Danby DDY040D4DSDB ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux ELFE4222 ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers Danby makes, the DDY040D4WDB costs the most to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, more than Danby's cheapest, the DDY040D1DSDB.
Danby DDY040D4WDB over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Danby DDY040D4WDB costs roughly $715 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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
At $60/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 73 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Danby DDY040D4WDB 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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.