LG WKHC252HA Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the LG WKHC252HA
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WKHC252HA at 266 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $50 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 53.5% less, ranking 53 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $58/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the LG WKHC252HA: LG DLHC6702 ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr), then Samsung DV53BB89H ($53/yr, 281 kWh/yr).
Within the LG lineup
Ranked 8 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
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG WKHC252HA costs roughly $600 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $50/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $50/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 266 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 53 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG WKHC252HA 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.