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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Miele PDR908 HP

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the Miele PDR908 HP uses 245 kWh — about $46 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 16¢ per load. That's 60% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (36 of 318). The same unit costs $30 a year in North Dakota but $114 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

$46/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$3.84
Per day
13¢
Certified use
245 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4.6 cu ft
CEF
9.75 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Miele PDR908 HP (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Miele PDR908 HP: 245 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$43
Alaska27.4¢$67
Arizona15.5¢$38
Arkansas14.2¢$35
California35.3¢$86
Colorado16.5¢$41
Connecticut32.2¢$79
Delaware18.8¢$46
District of Columbia25.4¢$62
Florida15.4¢$38
Georgia15.4¢$38
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$114
Idaho12.7¢$31
Illinois20.5¢$50
Indiana17.9¢$44
Iowa13.9¢$34
Kansas15.8¢$39
Kentucky15.0¢$37
Louisiana14.4¢$35
Maine28.4¢$70
Maryland22.1¢$54
Massachusetts29.4¢$72
Michigan21.4¢$52
Minnesota16.4¢$40
Mississippi16.8¢$41
Missouri14.0¢$34
Montana13.9¢$34
Nebraska13.3¢$33
Nevada14.3¢$35
New Hampshire27.2¢$67
New Jersey23.5¢$58
New Mexico15.2¢$37
New York29.4¢$72
North Carolina16.3¢$40
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$30
Ohio19.5¢$48
Oklahoma13.3¢$33
Oregon15.8¢$39
Pennsylvania21.5¢$53
Rhode Island28.3¢$69
South Carolina17.1¢$42
South Dakota14.5¢$36
Tennessee14.9¢$37
Texas17.0¢$42
Utah13.3¢$33
Vermont24.6¢$60
Virginia17.4¢$43
Washington14.4¢$35
West Virginia16.1¢$39
Wisconsin19.2¢$47
Wyoming14.7¢$36

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 245 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
GE GFD14ES*N246$46
GE GFD14ES*Z246$46
Midea MLE27N5AWWC236$44
LG DLHC3602most efficient257$48
LG DLHC4002most efficient257$48
LG DLHC8402most efficient257$48

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
13¢
Per month
$3.84
Per year
$46

245 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $46/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 245 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 Miele PDR908 HP use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Miele PDR908 HP at 245 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 Miele PDR908 HP cost to run per month?
About $3.84 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 13¢ a day, or $46 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Miele PDR908 HP energy efficient?
It uses 60% 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 Miele PDR908 HP cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $30 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $114 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Miele PDR908 HP?
Roughly 16¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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