What the Whirlpool WED99HED*+ costs to run
The Whirlpool WED99HED*+ 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.
Where this ranks
That's 7.2% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 113 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $8/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Whirlpool WED9290FW* ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool YWED7990FW* ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 15 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T** at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WED99HED*+ costs roughly $1,198 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WED99HED*+ 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WED99HED*+ 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.
The data behind this page
Ranked 113 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WED99HED*+ 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 531 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.