Speed Queen ADEE9178T Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Speed Queen ADEE9178T costs to run
At 608 kWh/yr, the Speed Queen ADEE9178T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $114 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 Speed Queen ADEE9178T compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 375 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Speed Queen ADEE9178T on that list: Speed Queen ADE6H178T ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vesta VDYMacao27WH ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Speed Queen lineup
Ranked 2 of Speed Queen's 4 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the ADE6H178T ($114/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ADGE9118T ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Speed Queen ADEE9178T adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Speed Queen ADEE9178T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 375 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Speed Queen ADEE9178T 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 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.