Whirlpool WED7505FW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.