Running cost for the Maytag MGD8630H**
The Maytag MGD8630H** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
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 582 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 MGD8630H**: Maytag MGD8230H** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then Maytag MGDB955FC* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Within the Maytag lineup
Ranked 39 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).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Maytag MGD8630H** that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Maytag MGD8630H** runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Maytag MGD8630H** 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
Ranked 582 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag MGD8630H** 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 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.