LG DLG7401E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLG7401E costs to run
The LG DLG7401E 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.
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 DLG7401E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.8% above it, ranking 480 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 DLG7401E on that list: LG DLG7401E ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLG8201 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 106 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the LG DLG7401E that long and it costs about $1,545 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG DLG7401E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 480 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLG7401E 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.