Whirlpool YWED9290FC Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Whirlpool YWED9290FC: running cost
The Whirlpool YWED9290FC is certified by ENERGY STAR at 531 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $100 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Whirlpool YWED9290FC compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 7.2% less, ranking 115 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool YWED9290FC on that list: Whirlpool YWED7990FW ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool YWED9290FW ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 of Whirlpool's 114 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the WHD3090G ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WGF5727T ($129/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool YWED9290FC over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool YWED9290FC costs roughly $1,198 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $100/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool YWED9290FC ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 115 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED9290FC 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. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.