Whirlpool YWED7120H Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Whirlpool YWED7120H
At 608 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool YWED7120H's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool YWED7120H against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 430 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 YWED72HED+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool YWED7120H. Whirlpool YWED6720R ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 73 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T at $129/yr.
Whirlpool YWED7120H over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool YWED7120H costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool YWED7120H 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool YWED7120H already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 430 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED7120H 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.