Whirlpool WED7590FW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool WED7590FW: running cost
The Whirlpool WED7590FW 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 391 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $7/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Whirlpool WED7590FW: Whirlpool WED7540FW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WED75HEFW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 34 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 WED7590FW over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Whirlpool WED7590FW adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
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
Whether or not the Whirlpool WED7590FW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 391 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED7590FW 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.