What the LG DLEX7600*E costs to run
At 607 kWh/yr, the LG DLEX7600*E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLEX7600*E against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 177 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 DLEX7650*E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLEX7600*E. LG DLEX7480*E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 66 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455* at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201H*A at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG DLEX7600*E costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG DLEX7600*E 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The LG DLEX7600*E 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 177 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEX7600*E 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.