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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Premium Levella PHD456HS

The Premium Levella PHD456HS is certified at 435 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $82 a year — call it 29¢ every time you run it. That's 28% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (84 of 318). The same unit costs $54 a year in North Dakota but $203 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

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

$82/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$6.83
Per day
22¢
Certified use
435 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Drum capacity
4.5 cu ft
CEF
5.5 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Premium Levella PHD456HS (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Premium Levella PHD456HS: 435 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$76
Alaska27.4¢$119
Arizona15.5¢$67
Arkansas14.2¢$62
California35.3¢$153
Colorado16.5¢$72
Connecticut32.2¢$140
Delaware18.8¢$82
District of Columbia25.4¢$111
Florida15.4¢$67
Georgia15.4¢$67
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$203
Idaho12.7¢$55
Illinois20.5¢$89
Indiana17.9¢$78
Iowa13.9¢$60
Kansas15.8¢$69
Kentucky15.0¢$65
Louisiana14.4¢$63
Maine28.4¢$124
Maryland22.1¢$96
Massachusetts29.4¢$128
Michigan21.4¢$93
Minnesota16.4¢$71
Mississippi16.8¢$73
Missouri14.0¢$61
Montana13.9¢$60
Nebraska13.3¢$58
Nevada14.3¢$62
New Hampshire27.2¢$118
New Jersey23.5¢$102
New Mexico15.2¢$66
New York29.4¢$128
North Carolina16.3¢$71
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$54
Ohio19.5¢$85
Oklahoma13.3¢$58
Oregon15.8¢$69
Pennsylvania21.5¢$93
Rhode Island28.3¢$123
South Carolina17.1¢$74
South Dakota14.5¢$63
Tennessee14.9¢$65
Texas17.0¢$74
Utah13.3¢$58
Vermont24.6¢$107
Virginia17.4¢$76
Washington14.4¢$62
West Virginia16.1¢$70
Wisconsin19.2¢$84
Wyoming14.7¢$64

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 435 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Hisense DH5S452BB435$82
Hisense DH5S452BT435$82
Hisense DH5S452BW435$82
Premium Levella PHD450HW435$82
Premium Levella PHD457HB435$82
Whirlpool WHD560CHmost efficient460$87

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
22¢
Per month
$6.83
Per year
$82

435 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $82/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 435 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 Premium Levella PHD456HS use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PHD456HS at 435 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 Premium Levella PHD456HS cost to run per month?
About $6.83 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 22¢ a day, or $82 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Premium Levella PHD456HS energy efficient?
It uses 28% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the Premium Levella PHD456HS cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $54 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $203 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Premium Levella PHD456HS?
Roughly 29¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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