Running cost for the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST
The TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST is certified by ENERGY STAR at 435 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST against the category
That's 24% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 105 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST. TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HSB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing TRUARCTIC's own models
TRUARCTIC makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TAFD2438HW at $60/yr, and its priciest, the TDFH4524HSW at $82/yr.
TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST adds up to about $981 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST 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
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 105 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the TRUARCTIC TDFH4524HST 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.