LG DLEX5005*: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLEX5005* at 607 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 DLEX5005* compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 168 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 DLEX5005* on that list: LG DLEX4500* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLEX5500* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 57 of LG's 144 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DLHC1455* ($25/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WSGX201H*A ($129/yr, its priciest).
LG DLEX5005* over 12 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the LG DLEX5005* that long and it costs about $1,369 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG DLEX5005*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 168 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEX5005* 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.