Whirlpool WGD6605M Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.