LG DLE7000*: running cost
The LG DLE7000* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 607 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLE7000* against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 141 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 DLE7000** ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLE7000*. LG DLE6480* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 30 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455* at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201H*A at $129/yr.
LG DLE7000* over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the LG DLE7000* adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG DLE7000* 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 DLE7000* 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
Ranked 141 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLE7000* 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 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.