Whirlpool WED7505FW*: running cost
The Whirlpool WED7505FW* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $114 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Whirlpool WED7505FW* compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 389 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WED7505FW* on that list: Whirlpool WED72HED*+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WED7540FW* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 32 of Whirlpool's 114 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the WHD3090G** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WGF5727T** ($129/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool WED7505FW* over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WED7505FW* costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 389 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED7505FW* 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.