Data through April 2026
Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified
LG DLEX8900
The LG DLEX8900 is certified at 607 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $114 a year — call it 40¢ every time you run it. Efficiency-wise it's unremarkable in a good way: within 0% of the median certified clothes dryer (rank 148 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $75 a year in North Dakota to $283 in Hawaii.
Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh
$114/yr
- Per month
- $9.52
- Per day
- 31¢
- Certified use
- 607 kWh/yr
- Type
- Electric Standard Vented
- Drum capacity
- 9 cu ft
- CEF
- 3.94 lbs/kWh
- Venting
- Vented
What it costs in every state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | This model $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17.4¢ | $106 | |
| Alaska | 27.4¢ | $166 | |
| Arizona | 15.5¢ | $94 | |
| Arkansas | 14.2¢ | $86 | |
| California | 35.3¢ | $214 | |
| Colorado | 16.5¢ | $100 | |
| Connecticut | 32.2¢ | $196 | |
| Delaware | 18.8¢ | $114 | |
| District of Columbia | 25.4¢ | $154 | |
| Florida | 15.4¢ | $93 | |
| Georgia | 15.4¢ | $93 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 46.6¢ | $283 | |
| Idaho | 12.7¢ | $77 | |
| Illinois | 20.5¢ | $124 | |
| Indiana | 17.9¢ | $109 | |
| Iowa | 13.9¢ | $84 | |
| Kansas | 15.8¢ | $96 | |
| Kentucky | 15.0¢ | $91 | |
| Louisiana | 14.4¢ | $88 | |
| Maine | 28.4¢ | $173 | |
| Maryland | 22.1¢ | $134 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.4¢ | $179 | |
| Michigan | 21.4¢ | $130 | |
| Minnesota | 16.4¢ | $99 | |
| Mississippi | 16.8¢ | $102 | |
| Missouri | 14.0¢ | $85 | |
| Montana | 13.9¢ | $84 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $81 | |
| Nevada | 14.3¢ | $87 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.2¢ | $165 | |
| New Jersey | 23.5¢ | $143 | |
| New Mexico | 15.2¢ | $92 | |
| New York | 29.4¢ | $179 | |
| North Carolina | 16.3¢ | $99 | |
| North Dakotacheapest | 12.3¢ | $75 | |
| Ohio | 19.5¢ | $118 | |
| Oklahoma | 13.3¢ | $81 | |
| Oregon | 15.8¢ | $96 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.5¢ | $130 | |
| Rhode Island | 28.3¢ | $172 | |
| South Carolina | 17.1¢ | $104 | |
| South Dakota | 14.5¢ | $88 | |
| Tennessee | 14.9¢ | $91 | |
| Texas | 17.0¢ | $103 | |
| Utah | 13.3¢ | $81 | |
| Vermont | 24.6¢ | $149 | |
| Virginia | 17.4¢ | $105 | |
| Washington | 14.4¢ | $87 | |
| West Virginia | 16.1¢ | $97 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.2¢ | $117 | |
| Wyoming | 14.7¢ | $89 |
Certified models closest in efficiency
| Model | kWh/yr | $/yr (US avg) |
|---|---|---|
| Kenmore 592-8966 | 607 | $114 |
| Kenmore 592-8967 | 607 | $114 |
| Kenmore 592-8968 | 607 | $114 |
| Kenmore 592-8969 | 607 | $114 |
| LG DLE3090 | 607 | $114 |
| LG DLE3095 | 607 | $114 |
Run your own numbers
Your rate, your numbers
- Per day
- 31¢
- Per month
- $9.52
- Per year
- $114
607 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $114/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 DLEX8900 use?
- ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLEX8900 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 DLEX8900 cost to run per month?
- About $9.52 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 31¢ a day, or $114 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
- Is the LG DLEX8900 energy efficient?
- It uses 0% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer.
- What does the LG DLEX8900 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
- At current residential rates it costs about $75 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $283 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
- What does one load cost with the LG DLEX8900?
- Roughly 40¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.