Whirlpool WGF5727T Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool WGF5727T costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WGF5727T's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WGF5727T against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 639 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
the Whirlpool WGF5727T is at the top of this category for cost. Whirlpool WGD9620H ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Among Whirlpool's 114 certified clothes dryers, this is the priciest to run, $86/year over the WHD3090G, the brand's cheapest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Whirlpool WGF5727T adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
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 WGF5727T or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 639 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WGF5727T 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.