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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Premium Levella PHD457HB

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the Premium Levella PHD457HB uses 435 kWh — about $80 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 28¢ per load. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 28% less electricity — rank 88 out of 325. The same unit costs $57 a year in Nevada but $229 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Dimensions 33.27" H × 23.43" W × 26.38" D

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh

$80/yr

$22 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$126 · priciest
Per month
$6.65
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 PHD457HB (▮) sits among all 325 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Premium Levella PHD457HB: 435 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$71
Alaska28.2¢$123
Arizona15.2¢$66
Arkansas14.1¢$61
California34.7¢$151
Colorado17.1¢$75
Connecticut24.3¢$106
Delaware19.3¢$84
District of Columbia24.4¢$106
Florida15.1¢$66
Georgia16.4¢$71
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$229
Idaho14.4¢$63
Illinois19.9¢$87
Indiana17.5¢$76
Iowa15.9¢$69
Kansas15.7¢$68
Kentucky14.3¢$62
Louisiana13.5¢$59
Maine29.6¢$129
Maryland21.8¢$95
Massachusetts29.6¢$129
Michigan23.0¢$100
Minnesota17.5¢$76
Mississippi14.9¢$65
Missouri16.2¢$71
Montana15.1¢$66
Nebraska13.3¢$58
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$57
New Hampshire27.0¢$117
New Jersey24.9¢$109
New Mexico15.1¢$66
New York29.5¢$128
North Carolina14.7¢$64
North Dakota14.1¢$61
Ohio19.2¢$83
Oklahoma14.3¢$62
Oregon16.3¢$71
Pennsylvania21.7¢$95
Rhode Island29.2¢$127
South Carolina15.6¢$68
South Dakota15.4¢$67
Tennessee14.1¢$61
Texas15.9¢$69
Utah13.4¢$58
Vermont24.4¢$106
Virginia17.2¢$75
Washington14.9¢$65
West Virginia15.4¢$67
Wisconsin19.6¢$85
Wyoming15.2¢$66

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 435 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Hisense DH5S452BB435$80
Hisense DH5S452BT435$80
Hisense DH5S452BW435$80
Premium Levella PHD450HW435$80
Premium Levella PHD456HS435$80
Whirlpool WHD560CHmost efficient460$84

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
22¢
Per month
$6.65
Per year
$80

435 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $80/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 PHD457HB use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PHD457HB 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 PHD457HB cost to run per month?
About $6.65 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 22¢ a day, or $80 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Premium Levella PHD457HB 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 PHD457HB cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $57 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $229 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Premium Levella PHD457HB?
Roughly 28¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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