Running cost for the Whirlpool YWED8620H**
At 608 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool YWED8620H**'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.
Where this ranks
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 441 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $7/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Whirlpool YWED85HEFW* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool YWED87HED*+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 84 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T** at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool YWED8620H** costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool YWED8620H** 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 YWED8620H**; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 441 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED8620H** 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.