Data through June 2026
Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified
LG DLE3420
The LG DLE3420 is certified at 607 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $111 a year — call it 39¢ every time you run it. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 0% less electricity — rank 104 out of 325. Where you live moves the bill from $80 a year in Nevada to $320 in Hawaii.
Dimensions 38.69" H × 27" W × 30" D
Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh
$111/yr
- Per month
- $9.28
- Per day
- 30¢
- Certified use
- 607 kWh/yr
- Type
- Electric Standard Vented
- Drum capacity
- 7.4 cu ft
- CEF
- 3.94 lbs/kWh
- Venting
- Vented
What it costs in every state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | This model $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.4¢ | $100 | |
| Alaska | 28.2¢ | $171 | |
| Arizona | 15.2¢ | $92 | |
| Arkansas | 14.1¢ | $86 | |
| California | 34.7¢ | $211 | |
| Colorado | 17.1¢ | $104 | |
| Connecticut | 24.3¢ | $148 | |
| Delaware | 19.3¢ | $117 | |
| District of Columbia | 24.4¢ | $148 | |
| Florida | 15.1¢ | $92 | |
| Georgia | 16.4¢ | $99 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 52.7¢ | $320 | |
| Idaho | 14.4¢ | $87 | |
| Illinois | 19.9¢ | $121 | |
| Indiana | 17.5¢ | $106 | |
| Iowa | 15.9¢ | $97 | |
| Kansas | 15.7¢ | $95 | |
| Kentucky | 14.3¢ | $87 | |
| Louisiana | 13.5¢ | $82 | |
| Maine | 29.6¢ | $180 | |
| Maryland | 21.8¢ | $133 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.6¢ | $180 | |
| Michigan | 23.0¢ | $140 | |
| Minnesota | 17.5¢ | $106 | |
| Mississippi | 14.9¢ | $90 | |
| Missouri | 16.2¢ | $98 | |
| Montana | 15.1¢ | $92 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $80 | |
| Nevadacheapest | 13.1¢ | $80 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.0¢ | $164 | |
| New Jersey | 24.9¢ | $151 | |
| New Mexico | 15.1¢ | $91 | |
| New York | 29.5¢ | $179 | |
| North Carolina | 14.7¢ | $89 | |
| North Dakota | 14.1¢ | $86 | |
| Ohio | 19.2¢ | $116 | |
| Oklahoma | 14.3¢ | $87 | |
| Oregon | 16.3¢ | $99 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.7¢ | $132 | |
| Rhode Island | 29.2¢ | $177 | |
| South Carolina | 15.6¢ | $94 | |
| South Dakota | 15.4¢ | $93 | |
| Tennessee | 14.1¢ | $85 | |
| Texas | 15.9¢ | $97 | |
| Utah | 13.4¢ | $81 | |
| Vermont | 24.4¢ | $148 | |
| Virginia | 17.2¢ | $105 | |
| Washington | 14.9¢ | $91 | |
| West Virginia | 15.4¢ | $94 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.6¢ | $119 | |
| Wyoming | 15.2¢ | $93 |
Certified models closest in efficiency
| Model | kWh/yr | $/yr (US avg) |
|---|---|---|
| Kenmore 592-8966 | 607 | $111 |
| Kenmore 592-8967 | 607 | $111 |
| Kenmore 592-8968 | 607 | $111 |
| Kenmore 592-8969 | 607 | $111 |
| LG DLE3090 | 607 | $111 |
| LG DLE3095 | 607 | $111 |
Run your own numbers
Your rate, your numbers
- Per day
- 30¢
- Per month
- $9.28
- Per year
- $111
607 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $111/yr
Prefilled with this model's certified 607 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 LG DLE3420 use?
- ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLE3420 at 607 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 LG DLE3420 cost to run per month?
- About $9.28 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 30¢ a day, or $111 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
- Is the LG DLE3420 energy efficient?
- It uses 0% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
- What does the LG DLE3420 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
- At current residential rates it costs about $80 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $320 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
- What does one load cost with the LG DLE3420?
- Roughly 39¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.