LG DLEX7900E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
LG DLEX7900E: running cost
The LG DLEX7900E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 607 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLEX7900E against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 181 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 DLEX7900E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLEX7900E. LG DLEX7880E ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 70 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the LG DLEX7900E adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The LG DLEX7900E 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 181 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEX7900E 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off. The 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.