Maytag MGD5630M Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Maytag MGD5630M
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MGD5630M at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $129 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 20.1% above it, ranking 576 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 $22/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 MGD5630M: Maytag MGD5630H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then Maytag MGD6630H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing Maytag's own models
Ranked 33 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 MGD5630M over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Maytag MGD5630M adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Maytag MGD5630M or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag MGD5630M; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 576 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MGD5630M 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.