Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $129 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 20.1% above it, ranking 551 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 $22/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 Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW: Frigidaire FDGX21E4EW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then GE GFD35GS*Y*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing Frigidaire's own models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers Frigidaire makes, the FDGX22E4EW costs the most to run, $15/year more than Frigidaire's cheapest, the FDEX21E4EW.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 551 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Frigidaire FDGX22E4EW 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.