Running cost for the LG DLGY1902*E
At 685 kWh/yr, the LG DLGY1902*E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG DLGY1902*E against the category
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 512 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 SWWG50*3 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG DLGY1902*E. LG DLGY1702*E ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 138 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455* at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201H*A at $129/yr.
LG DLGY1902*E over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the LG DLGY1902*E adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The LG DLGY1902*E 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG DLGY1902*E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 512 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLGY1902*E 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.