Electrolux ELVE7400AW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Electrolux ELVE7400AW: running cost
The Electrolux ELVE7400AW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
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.
How the Electrolux ELVE7400AW compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 244 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Electrolux ELVE7400AW on that list: Electrolux ELTE760C ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux ELVE740CAW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Ranked 27 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 ELVE7400AW over 12 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Electrolux ELVE7400AW that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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 ELVE7400AW 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.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 244 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux ELVE7400AW 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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.