Whirlpool WED8127L Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool WED8127L: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WED8127L's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 WED8127L compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 395 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 WED8127L on that list: Whirlpool WED8120H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WED81HED+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 38 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).
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Whirlpool WED8127L adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
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
Whether or not the Whirlpool WED8127L ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 395 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED8127L 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. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.