Whirlpool YWEF5727T Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Whirlpool YWEF5727T
The Whirlpool YWEF5727T 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 YWEF5727T compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 453 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 YWEF5727T on that list: Whirlpool YWED97HED+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung DVE51CG8005 ($121/yr, 641 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 96 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 YWEF5727T over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Whirlpool YWEF5727T adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool YWEF5727T; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 453 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Whirlpool YWEF5727T 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.