Whirlpool YWED99HED+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Whirlpool YWED99HED+ costs to run
At 531 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool YWED99HED+'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 YWED99HED+ compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 7.2% less, ranking 117 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 YWED99HED+ on that list: Whirlpool YWED9290FW ($100/yr, 531 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG DLHX4372 ($105/yr, 556 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 19 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Whirlpool YWED99HED+ that long and it costs about $1,198 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $100/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
$100/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool YWED99HED+; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 531 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 117 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWED99HED+ 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.