Maytag MGD6630M Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Maytag MGD6630M: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag MGD6630M at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 578 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 $22/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 MGD6630H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Maytag MGD7020R ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing Maytag's own models
Maytag makes 42 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 35 of 42 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MED5500FW at $114/yr, and its priciest, the MGDB955FW at $129/yr.
Maytag MGD6630M over 12 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Maytag MGD6630M that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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 MGD6630M or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Maytag MGD6630M 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.
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 578 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MGD6630M 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.