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.