Electrolux ELFE4222***: running cost
The Electrolux ELFE4222*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 317 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Electrolux ELFE4222*** against the category
That's 44.6% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 74 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 $48/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Electrolux ELFE422C*** ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Electrolux ELFE4222***. Danby DDY040D4WDB ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Electrolux sells 40 certified clothes dryers; this one runs cheapest of them, $70/year under the ELVG7400AW, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the Electrolux ELFE4222*** adds up to about $715 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Electrolux ELFE4222*** is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Electrolux ELFE4222*** 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 74 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux ELFE4222*** 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.