Whirlpool WGD6605M**: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WGD6605M**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $129 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 WGD6605M** compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 629 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WGD6605M** on that list: Whirlpool WGD5720R** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WGD6620H** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 104 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).
Whirlpool WGD6605M** over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Whirlpool WGD6605M** adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WGD6605M** runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 629 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WGD6605M** 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.