Whirlpool WHD5090G Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool WHD5090G: running cost
The Whirlpool WHD5090G is certified by ENERGY STAR at 229 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $43 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 60% less, ranking 37 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $64/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Whirlpool WHD5090G: Whirlpool WHD3090G ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool YWHD3090G ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 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).
Whirlpool WHD5090G over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WHD5090G costs roughly $517 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WHD5090G ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 229 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 37 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool WHD5090G 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.