LG DLHC6702 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG DLHC6702 costs to run
The LG DLHC6702 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 266 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 53.5% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 52 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $58/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is LG DLHC5502 ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG WKHC252HA ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 7 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
LG DLHC6702 over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $50/year, the LG DLHC6702 adds up to about $600 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The LG DLHC6702 is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG DLHC6702; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 52 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLHC6702 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.