Maytag YMED8100D+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Maytag YMED8100D+: running cost
The Maytag YMED8100D+ is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
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 307 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 YMED7230H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Maytag YMED8200FC ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Maytag makes 42 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 26 of 42 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MED5500FW at $114/yr, and its priciest, the MGDB955FW at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Maytag YMED8100D+ adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Maytag YMED8100D+ 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Maytag YMED8100D+ ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 307 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag YMED8100D+ 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. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.