Maytag MED8100D+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Maytag MED8100D+ costs to run
At 608 kWh/yr, the Maytag MED8100D+'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 290 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 MED8100D+: Maytag MED7230H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), then Maytag MED8150EC ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Comparing Maytag's own models
Ranked 9 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 MED8100D+ over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MED8100D+ costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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
A clothes dryer like the Maytag MED8100D+ is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 290 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MED8100D+ 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.