ELEMENT ECD4224EGW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the ELEMENT ECD4224EGW
ENERGY STAR certifies the ELEMENT ECD4224EGW at 317 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 44.6% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 77 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $48/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is ELEMENT ECD4224EGG ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Equator Advanced Appliances CD 4040 ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
ELEMENT makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ECD4224EGG at $60/yr, and its priciest, the ETD7527EBW at $114/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the ELEMENT ECD4224EGW adds up to about $715 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The ELEMENT ECD4224EGW 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
$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the ELEMENT ECD4224EGW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 317 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 77 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the ELEMENT ECD4224EGW 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.