LG SWWE504 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the LG SWWE504 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG SWWE504 at 607 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $114 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 SWWE504 compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.1% above it, ranking 188 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the LG SWWE504 on that list: LG SWWE503 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG WKE100HA ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 77 of LG's 144 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DLHC1455 ($25/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WSGX201HA ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the LG SWWE504 adds up to about $1,369 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG SWWE504; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 188 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG SWWE504 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. The 607 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.