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.