Running cost for the Whirlpool WED5220LR**
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WED5220LR** 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.
Where this ranks
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 378 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 $7/year over 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 Whirlpool WED4720R** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WED5220R** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 21 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T** at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Whirlpool WED5220LR** adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WED5220LR** 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 378 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED5220LR** 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.