Whirlpool WED8620H Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool WED8620H: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WED8620H at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 WED8620H compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 403 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 WED8620H on that list: Whirlpool WED85HEFW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WED8700E ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 46 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
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WED8620H costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
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 WED8620H 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 403 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED8620H 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.