Running cost for the LG DLGX5501*
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLGX5501* at 685 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLGX5501* against the category
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 496 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 DLGX5781*E ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLGX5501*. LG DLGX5011* ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 122 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455* at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201H*A at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the LG DLGX5501* adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
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 DLGX5501* or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The LG DLGX5501* already costs $129/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 496 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLGX5501* 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 685 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.