Running cost for the Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW
ENERGY STAR certifies the Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 550 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 $22/year over 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 Electrolux ELVG7400AW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Frigidaire makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FDEX21E4EW at $114/yr, and its priciest, the FDGX22E4EW at $129/yr.
Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 550 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW 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.