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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

LG WKHC202H*A

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the LG WKHC202H*A uses 299 kWh — about $56 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 20¢ per load. That's 51% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (56 of 318). The same unit costs $37 a year in North Dakota but $139 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

$56/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$4.69
Per day
15¢
Certified use
299 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
7.2 cu ft
CEF
8 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the LG WKHC202H*A (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

LG WKHC202H*A: 299 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$52
Alaska27.4¢$82
Arizona15.5¢$46
Arkansas14.2¢$42
California35.3¢$105
Colorado16.5¢$49
Connecticut32.2¢$96
Delaware18.8¢$56
District of Columbia25.4¢$76
Florida15.4¢$46
Georgia15.4¢$46
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$139
Idaho12.7¢$38
Illinois20.5¢$61
Indiana17.9¢$54
Iowa13.9¢$41
Kansas15.8¢$47
Kentucky15.0¢$45
Louisiana14.4¢$43
Maine28.4¢$85
Maryland22.1¢$66
Massachusetts29.4¢$88
Michigan21.4¢$64
Minnesota16.4¢$49
Mississippi16.8¢$50
Missouri14.0¢$42
Montana13.9¢$42
Nebraska13.3¢$40
Nevada14.3¢$43
New Hampshire27.2¢$81
New Jersey23.5¢$70
New Mexico15.2¢$45
New York29.4¢$88
North Carolina16.3¢$49
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$37
Ohio19.5¢$58
Oklahoma13.3¢$40
Oregon15.8¢$47
Pennsylvania21.5¢$64
Rhode Island28.3¢$85
South Carolina17.1¢$51
South Dakota14.5¢$43
Tennessee14.9¢$45
Texas17.0¢$51
Utah13.3¢$40
Vermont24.6¢$73
Virginia17.4¢$52
Washington14.4¢$43
West Virginia16.1¢$48
Wisconsin19.2¢$57
Wyoming14.7¢$44

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 299 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko T208H.W.U283$53
BREDA BRDH927002283$53
BREDA LUDH92700283$53
Gorenje DNPAHPU283$53
LG SIGNATURE WM9998H*Amost efficient315$59
Summit LBDHP244283$53

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
15¢
Per month
$4.69
Per year
$56

299 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $56/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 299 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 WKHC202H*A use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the LG WKHC202H*A at 299 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 WKHC202H*A cost to run per month?
About $4.69 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 15¢ a day, or $56 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the LG WKHC202H*A energy efficient?
It uses 51% 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 WKHC202H*A cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $37 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $139 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the LG WKHC202H*A?
Roughly 20¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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