Speed Queen ADG6H***118T***: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the Speed Queen ADG6H***118T***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 620 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 $22/year over 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 Samsung WH53DBH7**G* ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Speed Queen ADGE9***118T*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Within the Speed Queen lineup
Speed Queen makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADE6H***178T*** at $114/yr, and its priciest, the ADGE9***118T*** at $129/yr.
Speed Queen ADG6H***118T*** over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Speed Queen ADG6H***118T*** adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Speed Queen ADG6H***118T*** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Speed Queen ADG6H***118T*** already costs $129/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 620 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Speed Queen ADG6H***118T*** 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 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.