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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Smeg DH24UWH

The Smeg DH24UWH is certified at 228 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $42 a year — call it 15¢ every time you run it. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 62% less electricity — rank 35 out of 325. The same unit costs $30 a year in Nevada but $120 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Dimensions 33.2" H × 23.54" W × 26.45" D

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

$42/yr

$22 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$126 · priciest
Per month
$3.48
Per day
11¢
Certified use
228 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4.5 cu ft
CEF
10.5 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Smeg DH24UWH (▮) sits among all 325 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Smeg DH24UWH: 228 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$37
Alaska28.2¢$64
Arizona15.2¢$35
Arkansas14.1¢$32
California34.7¢$79
Colorado17.1¢$39
Connecticut24.3¢$55
Delaware19.3¢$44
District of Columbia24.4¢$56
Florida15.1¢$34
Georgia16.4¢$37
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$120
Idaho14.4¢$33
Illinois19.9¢$45
Indiana17.5¢$40
Iowa15.9¢$36
Kansas15.7¢$36
Kentucky14.3¢$33
Louisiana13.5¢$31
Maine29.6¢$67
Maryland21.8¢$50
Massachusetts29.6¢$68
Michigan23.0¢$52
Minnesota17.5¢$40
Mississippi14.9¢$34
Missouri16.2¢$37
Montana15.1¢$35
Nebraska13.3¢$30
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$30
New Hampshire27.0¢$62
New Jersey24.9¢$57
New Mexico15.1¢$34
New York29.5¢$67
North Carolina14.7¢$34
North Dakota14.1¢$32
Ohio19.2¢$44
Oklahoma14.3¢$33
Oregon16.3¢$37
Pennsylvania21.7¢$50
Rhode Island29.2¢$67
South Carolina15.6¢$35
South Dakota15.4¢$35
Tennessee14.1¢$32
Texas15.9¢$36
Utah13.4¢$30
Vermont24.4¢$56
Virginia17.2¢$39
Washington14.9¢$34
West Virginia15.4¢$35
Wisconsin19.6¢$45
Wyoming15.2¢$35

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 228 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Whirlpool WHD3090G229$42
Whirlpool WHD5090G229$42
Midea MLE27N5AWWC236$43
Beko HPD24414Wmost efficient217$40
Beko HPD24414W3most efficient217$40
Blomberg DHP24404Wmost efficient217$40

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
11¢
Per month
$3.48
Per year
$42

228 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $42/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 228 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 Smeg DH24UWH use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Smeg DH24UWH at 228 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 Smeg DH24UWH cost to run per month?
About $3.48 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 11¢ a day, or $42 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Smeg DH24UWH energy efficient?
It uses 62% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the Smeg DH24UWH cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $30 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $120 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Smeg DH24UWH?
Roughly 15¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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