LG DLE7050 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
LG DLE7050: running cost
The LG DLE7050 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 607 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $114 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 LG DLE7050 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 145 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG DLE7050 on that list: LG DLE7010 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLE7060E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 34 of LG's 144 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DLHC1455 ($25/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WSGX201HA ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG DLE7050 costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/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
Whether or not the LG DLE7050 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 145 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLE7050 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.