Summit SLD242W Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Summit SLD242W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit SLD242W at 283 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $53 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 50.5% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 61 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 $54/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 Summit LDHP24 ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Summit SLDHP344 ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr).
Within the Summit lineup
Summit makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the LBDHP244 at $53/yr, and its priciest, the SLDC2404 at $60/yr.
Summit SLD242W over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $53/year, the Summit SLD242W adds up to about $638 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Summit SLD242W is already efficient for its category at $53/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
At $53/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 61 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Summit SLD242W 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.