TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB: running cost
At 435 kWh/yr, the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 24% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 104 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 $26/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 Premium Levella PHD457HB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr).
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
TRUARCTIC makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TAFD2438HW at $60/yr, and its priciest, the TDFH4524HSW at $82/yr.
TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB costs roughly $981 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB is already efficient for its category at $82/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 $82/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 435 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 104 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB 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.