Whirlpool YWED5620H Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool YWED5620H costs to run
At 608 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool YWED5620H's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $114 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 YWED5620H compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 425 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool YWED5620H on that list: Whirlpool YWED560LH ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool YWED5720R ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 68 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 YWED5620H costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 425 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED5620H 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.