Maytag MED5630M Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Maytag MED5630M
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MED5630M at 608 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 Maytag MED5630M compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 284 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 Maytag MED5630M on that list: Maytag MED5630H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Maytag MED6630H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Maytag's own models
Ranked 3 of Maytag's 42 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the MED5500FW ($114/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MGDB955FW ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Maytag MED5630M that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag MED5630M; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 284 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MED5630M 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.