Electrolux ELFE7626***: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the Electrolux ELFE7626***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $114 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
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 234 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 $7/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 ELFE7626***: Electrolux ELFE753C*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), then Electrolux ELFE762C*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 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).
Electrolux ELFE7626*** over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Electrolux ELFE7626*** adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Electrolux ELFE7626*** 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 234 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux ELFE7626*** 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.