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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

LG DLHX4372

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the LG DLHX4372 uses 556 kWh — about $105 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 37¢ per load. That's 8% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (92 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $69 a year in North Dakota to $259 in Hawaii.

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

$105/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$8.72
Per day
29¢
Certified use
556 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Vented
Drum capacity
7.3 cu ft
CEF
4.3 lbs/kWh
Venting
Vented
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the LG DLHX4372 (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG DLHX4372: 556 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$97
Alaska27.4¢$152
Arizona15.5¢$86
Arkansas14.2¢$79
California35.3¢$196
Colorado16.5¢$92
Connecticut32.2¢$179
Delaware18.8¢$104
District of Columbia25.4¢$141
Florida15.4¢$86
Georgia15.4¢$85
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$259
Idaho12.7¢$71
Illinois20.5¢$114
Indiana17.9¢$100
Iowa13.9¢$77
Kansas15.8¢$88
Kentucky15.0¢$84
Louisiana14.4¢$80
Maine28.4¢$158
Maryland22.1¢$123
Massachusetts29.4¢$164
Michigan21.4¢$119
Minnesota16.4¢$91
Mississippi16.8¢$93
Missouri14.0¢$78
Montana13.9¢$77
Nebraska13.3¢$74
Nevada14.3¢$79
New Hampshire27.2¢$151
New Jersey23.5¢$131
New Mexico15.2¢$84
New York29.4¢$164
North Carolina16.3¢$90
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$69
Ohio19.5¢$108
Oklahoma13.3¢$74
Oregon15.8¢$88
Pennsylvania21.5¢$119
Rhode Island28.3¢$157
South Carolina17.1¢$95
South Dakota14.5¢$81
Tennessee14.9¢$83
Texas17.0¢$94
Utah13.3¢$74
Vermont24.6¢$137
Virginia17.4¢$97
Washington14.4¢$80
West Virginia16.1¢$89
Wisconsin19.2¢$107
Wyoming14.7¢$82

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 556 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Whirlpool WED7990FW531$100
Whirlpool WED9290FC531$100
Whirlpool WED9290FW531$100
Whirlpool WED99HED*+531$100
Kenmore 592-8966607$114
Kenmore 592-8967607$114

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
29¢
Per month
$8.72
Per year
$105

556 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $105/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 556 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 DLHX4372 use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG DLHX4372 at 556 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 DLHX4372 cost to run per month?
About $8.72 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 29¢ a day, or $105 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG DLHX4372 energy efficient?
It uses 8% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the LG DLHX4372 cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $69 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $259 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the LG DLHX4372?
Roughly 37¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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