Maytag MEDB855D+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Maytag MEDB855D+: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MEDB855D+ at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 298 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Maytag MEDB835D+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Maytag YMED5500FW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Maytag makes 42 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 17 of 42 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MED5500FW at $114/yr, and its priciest, the MGDB955FW at $129/yr.
Maytag MEDB855D+ over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Maytag MEDB855D+ adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Maytag MEDB855D+ is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 298 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MEDB855D+ 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.