Miele TWD160WP Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Miele TWD160WP costs to run
The Miele TWD160WP is certified by ENERGY STAR at 133 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $25 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 76.7% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 8 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 $83/year under 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 Miele TWB120 WP ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Miele TWD360WP ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Miele makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 2 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TWB120 WP at $25/yr, and its priciest, the PDR908 HP at $46/yr.
Miele TWD160WP 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 Miele TWD160WP that long and it costs about $300 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Miele TWD160WP is already efficient for its category at $25/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the Miele TWD160WP 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 133 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 8 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Miele TWD160WP 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.