Electrolux EFMG627 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Electrolux EFMG627 costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the Electrolux EFMG627's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Electrolux EFMG627 against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 540 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Electrolux ELFG7337 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Electrolux EFMG627. Electrolux EFMG527 ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Electrolux makes 40 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 31 of 40 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFE4222 at $60/yr, and its priciest, the ELVG7400AW at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Electrolux EFMG627 costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Electrolux EFMG627 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 540 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux EFMG627 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.