LG DLEX7880E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the LG DLEX7880E
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLEX7880E 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 DLEX7880E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 180 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 DLEX7880E on that list: LG DLEX7800E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLEX7900E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing LG's own models
Ranked 69 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 DLEX7880E 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 DLEX7880E that long and it costs about $1,369 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
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 DLEX7880E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 180 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEX7880E 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. The 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.