LG DLE3420L Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
LG DLE3420L: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLE3420L at 607 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLE3420L against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 129 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG DLE3450 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLE3420L. LG DLE3420 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 18 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG DLE3420L costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG DLE3420L 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
The LG DLE3420L already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 129 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLE3420L 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.