Miele TXD160WP: running cost
The Miele TXD160WP 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.
That $25 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
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 76.7% less, ranking 14 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 $83/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 Miele TXD160WP: Miele TXB360WP ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr), then Miele TXF360WP ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 8 of Miele's 13 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the TWB120 WP ($25/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PDR908 HP ($46/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Miele TXD160WP costs roughly $300 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $25/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
The Miele TXD160WP already costs $25/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 133 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 14 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Miele TXD160WP 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.