Maytag MED8200FC Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Maytag MED8200FC: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the Maytag MED8200FC'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.
How the Maytag MED8200FC compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 293 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 MED8200FC on that list: Maytag MED8150EW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Maytag MED8200FW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Maytag's own models
Ranked 12 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 MED8200FC over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MED8200FC costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
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
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 293 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MED8200FC 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. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.