LG DLG7301E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLG7301E costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLG7301E at 685 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $129 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 DLG7301E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.8% above it, ranking 478 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG DLG7301E on that list: LG DLG7201E ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLG7401E ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 104 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the LG DLG7301E that long and it costs about $1,545 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the LG DLG7301E or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 478 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLG7301E 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 685 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.