Whirlpool YWED6620H Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool YWED6620H: running cost
The Whirlpool YWED6620H is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool YWED6620H against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 428 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool YWED6720R ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool YWED6620H. Whirlpool YWED6605M ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 71 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Whirlpool YWED6620H adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool YWED6620H is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $114/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 428 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED6620H 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. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.