Running cost for the Whirlpool YWED92HEFBD*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool YWED92HEFBD* at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 445 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 YWED90HEFW* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool YWED92HEFC* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 114 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 88 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Whirlpool YWED92HEFBD* that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool YWED92HEFBD* 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool YWED92HEFBD*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 445 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED92HEFBD* 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 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.