Whirlpool WGD5220R**: running cost
The Whirlpool WGD5220R** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 624 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 $22/year over 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 WGD5220LR** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WGD5605M** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 99 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T** at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Whirlpool WGD5220R** adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WGD5220R** already costs $129/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 624 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WGD5220R** 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 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.