Speed Queen ADG6H118T Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Speed Queen ADG6H118T costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the Speed Queen ADG6H118T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $129 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 ADG6H118T compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 620 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Speed Queen ADG6H118T on that list: Samsung WH53DBH7G ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Speed Queen ADGE9118T ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Speed Queen lineup
Ranked 3 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).
Speed Queen ADG6H118T 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 Speed Queen ADG6H118T that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 ADG6H118T or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Speed Queen ADG6H118T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 620 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Speed Queen ADG6H118T 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.