LG DLGX5781E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLGX5781E costs to run
At 685 kWh/yr, the LG DLGX5781E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.8% above it, ranking 497 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $21/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the LG DLGX5781E: LG DLGX5501 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr), then LG DLGX5801 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 123 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
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the LG DLGX5781E adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
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 DLGX5781E or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG DLGX5781E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 497 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLGX5781E 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.