Whirlpool WED9290FC Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool WED9290FC costs to run
The Whirlpool WED9290FC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 531 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WED9290FC against the category
That's 7.2% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 111 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WED9290FW ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WED9290FC. Whirlpool WED7990FW ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 13 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T at $129/yr.
Whirlpool WED9290FC over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $100/year, the Whirlpool WED9290FC adds up to about $1,198 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WED9290FC is already efficient for its category at $100/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WED9290FC already costs $100/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 111 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED9290FC 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.