Whirlpool WGD9500EW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool WGD9500EW costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WGD9500EW'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 WGD9500EW compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 637 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 WGD9500EW on that list: Whirlpool WGD9500EC ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WGD9620H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 112 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Whirlpool WGD9500EW that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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 WGD9500EW or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WGD9500EW already costs $129/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 637 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WGD9500EW 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.