LG DLG7101 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLG7101 costs to run
The LG DLG7101 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.
Where this ranks
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 474 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 $21/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 DLG7061E ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG DLG7151 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 100 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 $129/year, the LG DLG7101 adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The LG DLG7101 runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG DLG7101 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 685 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 474 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLG7101 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.