Whirlpool YWED75HEFW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool YWED75HEFW costs to run
At 608 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool YWED75HEFW'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 YWED75HEFW against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 434 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 YWED8000D+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool YWED75HEFW. Whirlpool YWED7540FW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 77 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
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool YWED75HEFW costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool YWED75HEFW 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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool YWED75HEFW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 434 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED75HEFW 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.