Whirlpool WGD9500EC Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool WGD9500EC costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WGD9500EC'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 WGD9500EC compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 636 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 WGD9500EC on that list: Whirlpool WGD8620H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WGD9500EW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 111 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 WGD9500EC costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 WGD9500EC or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WGD9500EC ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 636 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WGD9500EC 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.