LG DLEX7800E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the LG DLEX7800E
At 607 kWh/yr, the LG DLEX7800E'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 DLEX7800E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 179 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 DLEX7800E on that list: LG DLEX7650E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLEX7880E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 68 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 DLEX7800E over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the LG DLEX7800E adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
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
The LG DLEX7800E 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 179 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEX7800E 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.