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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Blomberg DHP24404W3

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the Blomberg DHP24404W3 uses 217 kWh — about $41 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 14¢ per load. Only a handful of certified clothes dryers do better: it ranks 31 of 318 and undercuts the median by 64%. The same unit costs $27 a year in North Dakota but $101 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria.

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

$41/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$3.41
Per day
11¢
Certified use
217 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4.5 cu ft
CEF
11 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Blomberg DHP24404W3 (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Blomberg DHP24404W3: 217 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$38
Alaska27.4¢$59
Arizona15.5¢$34
Arkansas14.2¢$31
California35.3¢$76
Colorado16.5¢$36
Connecticut32.2¢$70
Delaware18.8¢$41
District of Columbia25.4¢$55
Florida15.4¢$33
Georgia15.4¢$33
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$101
Idaho12.7¢$28
Illinois20.5¢$44
Indiana17.9¢$39
Iowa13.9¢$30
Kansas15.8¢$34
Kentucky15.0¢$33
Louisiana14.4¢$31
Maine28.4¢$62
Maryland22.1¢$48
Massachusetts29.4¢$64
Michigan21.4¢$46
Minnesota16.4¢$36
Mississippi16.8¢$36
Missouri14.0¢$30
Montana13.9¢$30
Nebraska13.3¢$29
Nevada14.3¢$31
New Hampshire27.2¢$59
New Jersey23.5¢$51
New Mexico15.2¢$33
New York29.4¢$64
North Carolina16.3¢$35
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$27
Ohio19.5¢$42
Oklahoma13.3¢$29
Oregon15.8¢$34
Pennsylvania21.5¢$47
Rhode Island28.3¢$61
South Carolina17.1¢$37
South Dakota14.5¢$32
Tennessee14.9¢$32
Texas17.0¢$37
Utah13.3¢$29
Vermont24.6¢$53
Virginia17.4¢$38
Washington14.4¢$31
West Virginia16.1¢$35
Wisconsin19.2¢$42
Wyoming14.7¢$32

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 217 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Beko HPD24414Wmost efficient217$41
Beko HPD24414W3most efficient217$41
Blomberg DHP24404Wmost efficient217$41
Asko T5HXLG.U208$39
Asko T5HXLT.U208$39
Asko T5HXLW.U208$39

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
11¢
Per month
$3.41
Per year
$41

217 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $41/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 217 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 Blomberg DHP24404W3 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Blomberg DHP24404W3 at 217 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 Blomberg DHP24404W3 cost to run per month?
About $3.41 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 11¢ a day, or $41 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Blomberg DHP24404W3 energy efficient?
It uses 64% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the top 10% of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the Blomberg DHP24404W3 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $27 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $101 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Blomberg DHP24404W3?
Roughly 14¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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