Running cost for the Kenmore 405.9227##
The Kenmore 405.9227## is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Kenmore 405.9227## against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 573 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 $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Kenmore 7165*20* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Kenmore 405.9227##. GE Profile PTD90GB*T*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Kenmore lineup
Kenmore makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 12 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 8120# at $60/yr, and its priciest, the 7165*20* at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Kenmore 405.9227## costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 Kenmore 405.9227## or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Kenmore 405.9227##; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 573 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Kenmore 405.9227## 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.