What the LG DLG6101** costs to run
The LG DLG6101** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLG6101** against the category
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 468 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 $21/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG DLG6481* ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLG6101**. LG DLG6101* ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing LG's own models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 94 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455* at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201H*A at $129/yr.
LG DLG6101** over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the LG DLG6101** adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 685 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 468 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLG6101** 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.