LG WSGX201HA Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
LG WSGX201HA: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WSGX201HA at 685 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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 WSGX201HA compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.8% above it, ranking 518 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 WSGX201HA on that list: LG WKGX301HA ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG SIGNATURE DLGX9701 ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the LG lineup
Of the 144 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers LG makes, the WSGX201HA costs the most to run, $104/year more than LG's cheapest, the DLHC1455.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the LG WSGX201HA costs roughly $1,545 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the LG WSGX201HA; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 518 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the LG WSGX201HA 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.