Electrolux EFMG427 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Electrolux EFMG427
The Electrolux EFMG427 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 538 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $22/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Amana NGD5800H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Electrolux EFMG527 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Electrolux makes 40 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 29 of 40 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFE4222 at $60/yr, and its priciest, the ELVG7400AW at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Electrolux EFMG427 adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Electrolux EFMG427 runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Electrolux EFMG427 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 538 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux EFMG427 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.