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.