Miele PDR908 HP Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Miele PDR908 HP: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele PDR908 HP at 245 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $46 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.
How the Miele PDR908 HP compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 57.2% less, ranking 42 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $61/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Miele PDR908 HP on that list: Midea MLE27N5AWWC ($44/yr, 236 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GFD14ESN ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Miele's own models
Of the 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers Miele makes, the PDR908 HP costs the most to run, $21/year more than Miele's cheapest, the TWB120 WP.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the Miele PDR908 HP adds up to about $553 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Miele PDR908 HP 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.
How this was checked
Ranked 42 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Miele PDR908 HP 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. The 245 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.