LG DLE7300E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the LG DLE7300E
The LG DLE7300E 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.
Where this ranks
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 151 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 DLE7200E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG DLE7400E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 40 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
LG DLE7300E over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG DLE7300E costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG DLE7300E 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 151 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLE7300E 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.