Running cost for the Maytag MED7020R**
At 608 kWh/yr, the Maytag MED7020R**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 287 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 $7/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 Maytag MED7020R**: Maytag MED6630M** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), then Maytag MED7100D*+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 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).
Maytag MED7020R** over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Maytag MED7020R** adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Maytag MED7020R** already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 287 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MED7020R** 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.