Running cost for the LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900*
At 607 kWh/yr, the LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900* against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 194 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DV45K62**E* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900*. LG SIGNATURE DLEX9700* ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
LG SIGNATURE makes 5 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 3 of 5 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WM9998H*A at $59/yr, and its priciest, the DLGX9901* at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900* adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900* is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 194 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG SIGNATURE DLEX9900* 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 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.