Whirlpool WGD8127L Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WGD8127L
The Whirlpool WGD8127L 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.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 634 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $22/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Whirlpool WGD8127L: Whirlpool WGD8120H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WGD8620H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 109 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WGD8127L costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Whirlpool WGD8127L or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WGD8127L; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 634 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WGD8127L 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.