Running cost for the Maytag YMED8630H**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Maytag YMED8630H** 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.
Maytag YMED8630H** against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 310 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Maytag YMEDB835D*+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Maytag YMED8630H**. Maytag YMED8200FW* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Maytag makes 42 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 29 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
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag YMED8630H** costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Maytag YMED8630H** 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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag YMED8630H**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 310 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag YMED8630H** 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.