Running cost for the Electrolux ELFE422C***
ENERGY STAR certifies the Electrolux ELFE422C*** 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.6% less, ranking 75 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $48/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Electrolux ELFE422C***: Electrolux ELFE4222*** ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr), then ELEMENT ECD4224EGG ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Electrolux ELFE422C*** costs roughly $715 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $60/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the Electrolux ELFE422C***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 75 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux ELFE422C*** 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.