Whirlpool YWED87HED+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Whirlpool YWED87HED+
The Whirlpool YWED87HED+ 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 YWED87HED+ against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 442 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 YWED90HEFC ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool YWED87HED+. Whirlpool YWED8620H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 85 of 114 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WHD3090G at $43/yr, and its priciest, the WGF5727T at $129/yr.
Whirlpool YWED87HED+ over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Whirlpool YWED87HED+ adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool YWED87HED+ 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool YWED87HED+; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 442 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED87HED+ 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.