Whirlpool YWED95HED+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Whirlpool YWED95HED+
The Whirlpool YWED95HED+ is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $114 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 YWED95HED+ compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 451 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool YWED95HED+ on that list: Whirlpool YWED9500EW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool YWED97HED+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 94 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 YWED95HED+ over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool YWED95HED+ costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the Whirlpool YWED95HED+ is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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 451 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED95HED+ 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.