Electrolux EFMG527****: running cost
The Electrolux EFMG527**** 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.
That $129 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 Electrolux EFMG527**** compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 539 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Electrolux EFMG527**** on that list: Electrolux EFMG427**** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux EFMG627**** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 30 of Electrolux's 40 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the ELFE4222*** ($60/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ELVG7400AW ($129/yr, its priciest).
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 Electrolux EFMG527**** that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $129/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 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 539 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux EFMG527**** 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.