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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

BREDA BRDH927002

The BREDA BRDH927002 is certified at 283 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $53 a year — call it 19¢ every time you run it. That's 53% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (49 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $35 a year in North Dakota to $132 in Hawaii.

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

$53/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$4.44
Per day
15¢
Certified use
283 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Compact Ventless 240V
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4.2 cu ft
CEF
3 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the BREDA BRDH927002 (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

BREDA BRDH927002: 283 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$49
Alaska27.4¢$77
Arizona15.5¢$44
Arkansas14.2¢$40
California35.3¢$100
Colorado16.5¢$47
Connecticut32.2¢$91
Delaware18.8¢$53
District of Columbia25.4¢$72
Florida15.4¢$44
Georgia15.4¢$43
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$132
Idaho12.7¢$36
Illinois20.5¢$58
Indiana17.9¢$51
Iowa13.9¢$39
Kansas15.8¢$45
Kentucky15.0¢$43
Louisiana14.4¢$41
Maine28.4¢$80
Maryland22.1¢$62
Massachusetts29.4¢$83
Michigan21.4¢$61
Minnesota16.4¢$46
Mississippi16.8¢$47
Missouri14.0¢$40
Montana13.9¢$39
Nebraska13.3¢$38
Nevada14.3¢$40
New Hampshire27.2¢$77
New Jersey23.5¢$67
New Mexico15.2¢$43
New York29.4¢$83
North Carolina16.3¢$46
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$35
Ohio19.5¢$55
Oklahoma13.3¢$38
Oregon15.8¢$45
Pennsylvania21.5¢$61
Rhode Island28.3¢$80
South Carolina17.1¢$48
South Dakota14.5¢$41
Tennessee14.9¢$42
Texas17.0¢$48
Utah13.3¢$38
Vermont24.6¢$70
Virginia17.4¢$49
Washington14.4¢$41
West Virginia16.1¢$45
Wisconsin19.2¢$54
Wyoming14.7¢$42

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 283 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko T208H.W.U283$53
BREDA LUDH92700283$53
Gorenje DNPAHPU283$53
Summit LBDHP244283$53
Summit LDHP24283$53
Summit SLD242W283$53

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
15¢
Per month
$4.44
Per year
$53

283 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $53/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 283 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 BREDA BRDH927002 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the BREDA BRDH927002 at 283 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 BREDA BRDH927002 cost to run per month?
About $4.44 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 15¢ a day, or $53 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the BREDA BRDH927002 energy efficient?
It uses 53% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the BREDA BRDH927002 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $35 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $132 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the BREDA BRDH927002?
Roughly 19¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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