What the Vesta VDYMacao27WH costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vesta VDYMacao27WH at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vesta VDYMacao27WH against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 376 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WED4720R** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vesta VDYMacao27WH. Speed Queen ADEE9***178T*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Vesta lineup
The Vesta VDYMacao27WH is the only clothes dryer from Vesta that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full clothes dryer category.
Vesta VDYMacao27WH over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Vesta VDYMacao27WH costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Vesta VDYMacao27WH is already efficient for its category at $114/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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Vesta VDYMacao27WH; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 376 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Vesta VDYMacao27WH 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 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.