LG DLE3400L Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLE3400L costs to run
At 607 kWh/yr, the LG DLE3400L's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 127 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 $7/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 LG DLE3400 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG DLE3420 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 16 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
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 LG DLE3400L that long and it costs about $1,369 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG DLE3400L is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 127 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLE3400L 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.