LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901: running cost
At 685 kWh/yr, the LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901'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.
How the LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.8% above it, ranking 520 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901 on that list: LG SIGNATURE DLGX9701 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DV45K62G ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG SIGNATURE lineup
Of the 5 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers LG SIGNATURE makes, the DLGX9901 costs the most to run, $70/year more than LG SIGNATURE's cheapest, the WM9998HA.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901 adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
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 SIGNATURE DLGX9901 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 685 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 520 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG SIGNATURE DLGX9901 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.