LG DLEY1901E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLEY1901E costs to run
At 607 kWh/yr, the LG DLEY1901E'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.
Where this ranks
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 186 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is LG DLEX8980 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG SWWE503 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 75 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG DLEY1901E costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The LG DLEY1901E 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
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 186 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLEY1901E 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.