LG DLEX7480E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the LG DLEX7480E
At 607 kWh/yr, the LG DLEX7480E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 DLEX7480E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 176 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 DLEX7480E on that list: LG DLEX7300E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLEX7600E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 65 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).
LG DLEX7480E over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the LG DLEX7480E adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The LG DLEX7480E 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.
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 176 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEX7480E 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.