Gorenje DNPAHPU Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Gorenje DNPAHPU: running cost
The Gorenje DNPAHPU is certified by ENERGY STAR at 283 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $53 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 Gorenje DNPAHPU compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 50.5% less, ranking 58 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $54/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Gorenje DNPAHPU on that list: BREDA LUDH92700 ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Summit LBDHP244 ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Gorenje lineup
The Gorenje DNPAHPU is the only clothes dryer from Gorenje that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full clothes dryer category.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Gorenje DNPAHPU that long and it costs about $638 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $53/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$53/year to run is the predictable cost of the Gorenje DNPAHPU; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 283 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 58 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Gorenje DNPAHPU 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.