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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

LG DLHC4002

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the LG DLHC4002 uses 257 kWh — about $48 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 17¢ per load. That's 58% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (40 of 318). The same unit costs $32 a year in North Dakota but $120 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

$48/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$4.03
Per day
13¢
Certified use
257 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
7.8 cu ft
CEF
9.3 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the LG DLHC4002 (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG DLHC4002: 257 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$45
Alaska27.4¢$70
Arizona15.5¢$40
Arkansas14.2¢$36
California35.3¢$91
Colorado16.5¢$43
Connecticut32.2¢$83
Delaware18.8¢$48
District of Columbia25.4¢$65
Florida15.4¢$40
Georgia15.4¢$40
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$120
Idaho12.7¢$33
Illinois20.5¢$53
Indiana17.9¢$46
Iowa13.9¢$36
Kansas15.8¢$41
Kentucky15.0¢$39
Louisiana14.4¢$37
Maine28.4¢$73
Maryland22.1¢$57
Massachusetts29.4¢$76
Michigan21.4¢$55
Minnesota16.4¢$42
Mississippi16.8¢$43
Missouri14.0¢$36
Montana13.9¢$36
Nebraska13.3¢$34
Nevada14.3¢$37
New Hampshire27.2¢$70
New Jersey23.5¢$60
New Mexico15.2¢$39
New York29.4¢$76
North Carolina16.3¢$42
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$32
Ohio19.5¢$50
Oklahoma13.3¢$34
Oregon15.8¢$41
Pennsylvania21.5¢$55
Rhode Island28.3¢$73
South Carolina17.1¢$44
South Dakota14.5¢$37
Tennessee14.9¢$38
Texas17.0¢$44
Utah13.3¢$34
Vermont24.6¢$63
Virginia17.4¢$45
Washington14.4¢$37
West Virginia16.1¢$41
Wisconsin19.2¢$49
Wyoming14.7¢$38

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 257 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG DLHC3602most efficient257$48
LG DLHC8402most efficient257$48
Asko T411HS.W.Umost efficient263$50
Samsung DV45DG60**Hmost efficient263$50
LG DLHC5502most efficient266$50
LG DLHC6702most efficient266$50

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
13¢
Per month
$4.03
Per year
$48

257 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $48/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 257 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 DLHC4002 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLHC4002 at 257 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 DLHC4002 cost to run per month?
About $4.03 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 13¢ a day, or $48 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG DLHC4002 energy efficient?
It uses 58% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the LG DLHC4002 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $32 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $120 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the LG DLHC4002?
Roughly 17¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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