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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Asko T5HXLW.U

The Asko T5HXLW.U is certified at 208 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $39 a year — call it 14¢ every time you run it. Only a handful of certified clothes dryers do better: it ranks 26 of 318 and undercuts the median by 66%. The same unit costs $26 a year in North Dakota but $97 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$39/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$3.26
Per day
11¢
Certified use
208 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
5.2 cu ft
CEF
11.5 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Asko T5HXLW.U (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Asko T5HXLW.U: 208 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$36
Alaska27.4¢$57
Arizona15.5¢$32
Arkansas14.2¢$29
California35.3¢$73
Colorado16.5¢$34
Connecticut32.2¢$67
Delaware18.8¢$39
District of Columbia25.4¢$53
Florida15.4¢$32
Georgia15.4¢$32
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$97
Idaho12.7¢$26
Illinois20.5¢$43
Indiana17.9¢$37
Iowa13.9¢$29
Kansas15.8¢$33
Kentucky15.0¢$31
Louisiana14.4¢$30
Maine28.4¢$59
Maryland22.1¢$46
Massachusetts29.4¢$61
Michigan21.4¢$44
Minnesota16.4¢$34
Mississippi16.8¢$35
Missouri14.0¢$29
Montana13.9¢$29
Nebraska13.3¢$28
Nevada14.3¢$30
New Hampshire27.2¢$57
New Jersey23.5¢$49
New Mexico15.2¢$32
New York29.4¢$61
North Carolina16.3¢$34
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$26
Ohio19.5¢$41
Oklahoma13.3¢$28
Oregon15.8¢$33
Pennsylvania21.5¢$45
Rhode Island28.3¢$59
South Carolina17.1¢$35
South Dakota14.5¢$30
Tennessee14.9¢$31
Texas17.0¢$35
Utah13.3¢$28
Vermont24.6¢$51
Virginia17.4¢$36
Washington14.4¢$30
West Virginia16.1¢$33
Wisconsin19.2¢$40
Wyoming14.7¢$31

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 208 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko T5HXLG.U208$39
Asko T5HXLT.U208$39
Asko T7HXLW.U208$39
Beko HPD24414Wmost efficient217$41
Beko HPD24414W3most efficient217$41
Blomberg DHP24404Wmost efficient217$41

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
11¢
Per month
$3.26
Per year
$39

208 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $39/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 208 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the Asko T5HXLW.U use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Asko T5HXLW.U at 208 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.
How much does the Asko T5HXLW.U cost to run per month?
About $3.26 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 11¢ a day, or $39 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Asko T5HXLW.U energy efficient?
It uses 66% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models.
What does the Asko T5HXLW.U cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $26 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $97 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Asko T5HXLW.U?
Roughly 14¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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