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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

LG DLHC6702

The LG DLHC6702 is certified at 266 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $50 a year — call it 18¢ every time you run it. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 56% less electricity — rank 45 out of 318. The same unit costs $33 a year in North Dakota but $124 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

$50/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$4.17
Per day
14¢
Certified use
266 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
7.8 cu ft
CEF
9 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the LG DLHC6702 (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG DLHC6702: 266 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$46
Alaska27.4¢$73
Arizona15.5¢$41
Arkansas14.2¢$38
California35.3¢$94
Colorado16.5¢$44
Connecticut32.2¢$86
Delaware18.8¢$50
District of Columbia25.4¢$68
Florida15.4¢$41
Georgia15.4¢$41
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$124
Idaho12.7¢$34
Illinois20.5¢$54
Indiana17.9¢$48
Iowa13.9¢$37
Kansas15.8¢$42
Kentucky15.0¢$40
Louisiana14.4¢$38
Maine28.4¢$76
Maryland22.1¢$59
Massachusetts29.4¢$78
Michigan21.4¢$57
Minnesota16.4¢$44
Mississippi16.8¢$45
Missouri14.0¢$37
Montana13.9¢$37
Nebraska13.3¢$35
Nevada14.3¢$38
New Hampshire27.2¢$72
New Jersey23.5¢$63
New Mexico15.2¢$40
New York29.4¢$78
North Carolina16.3¢$43
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$33
Ohio19.5¢$52
Oklahoma13.3¢$35
Oregon15.8¢$42
Pennsylvania21.5¢$57
Rhode Island28.3¢$75
South Carolina17.1¢$45
South Dakota14.5¢$39
Tennessee14.9¢$40
Texas17.0¢$45
Utah13.3¢$35
Vermont24.6¢$65
Virginia17.4¢$46
Washington14.4¢$38
West Virginia16.1¢$43
Wisconsin19.2¢$51
Wyoming14.7¢$39

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 266 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
LG DLHC5502most efficient266$50
LG WKHC252H*Amost efficient266$50
Asko T411HS.W.Umost efficient263$50
Samsung DV45DG60**Hmost efficient263$50
LG DLHC3602most efficient257$48
LG DLHC4002most efficient257$48

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
14¢
Per month
$4.17
Per year
$50

266 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $50/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 266 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 DLHC6702 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLHC6702 at 266 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 DLHC6702 cost to run per month?
About $4.17 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 14¢ a day, or $50 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG DLHC6702 energy efficient?
It uses 56% 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 DLHC6702 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $33 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $124 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the LG DLHC6702?
Roughly 18¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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