LG DLHX4372 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the LG DLHX4372
The LG DLHX4372 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 556 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $105 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.8% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 118 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 $3/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 Whirlpool YWED99HED+ ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Kenmore 592-8966 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
LG makes 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 11 of 144 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DLHC1455 at $25/yr, and its priciest, the WSGX201HA at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $105/year, the LG DLHX4372 adds up to about $1,254 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The LG DLHX4372 is already efficient for its category at $105/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $105/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 118 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG DLHX4372 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. The 556 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.