Electrolux ELVE740CAW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Electrolux ELVE740CAW costs to run
At 608 kWh/yr, the Electrolux ELVE740CAW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Electrolux ELVE740CAW against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 245 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
ELEMENT ETD7527EBW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Electrolux ELVE740CAW. Electrolux ELVE7400AW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Electrolux makes 40 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 28 of 40 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFE4222 at $60/yr, and its priciest, the ELVG7400AW at $129/yr.
Electrolux ELVE740CAW over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Electrolux ELVE740CAW costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Electrolux ELVE740CAW is already efficient for its category at $114/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 ELVE740CAW 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 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 245 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux ELVE740CAW 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.