Data through April 2026
Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified
Speed Queen ADE6H***178T
The Speed Queen ADE6H***178T is certified at 608 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $114 a year — call it 40¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 0% more than the median clothes dryer (rank 273 of 318) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $75 a year in North Dakota but $283 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.
Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh
$114/yr
- Per month
- $9.54
- Per day
- 31¢
- Certified use
- 608 kWh/yr
- Type
- Electric Standard Vented
- Drum capacity
- 6.9 cu ft
- CEF
- 3.93 lbs/kWh
- Venting
- Vented
What it costs in every state
| State | Rate ¢/kWh | This model $/yr | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17.4¢ | $106 | |
| Alaska | 27.4¢ | $166 | |
| Arizona | 15.5¢ | $94 | |
| Arkansas | 14.2¢ | $86 | |
| California | 35.3¢ | $214 | |
| Colorado | 16.5¢ | $101 | |
| Connecticut | 32.2¢ | $196 | |
| Delaware | 18.8¢ | $114 | |
| District of Columbia | 25.4¢ | $154 | |
| Florida | 15.4¢ | $94 | |
| Georgia | 15.4¢ | $93 | |
| Hawaiipriciest | 46.6¢ | $283 | |
| Idaho | 12.7¢ | $77 | |
| Illinois | 20.5¢ | $124 | |
| Indiana | 17.9¢ | $109 | |
| Iowa | 13.9¢ | $84 | |
| Kansas | 15.8¢ | $96 | |
| Kentucky | 15.0¢ | $91 | |
| Louisiana | 14.4¢ | $88 | |
| Maine | 28.4¢ | $173 | |
| Maryland | 22.1¢ | $134 | |
| Massachusetts | 29.4¢ | $179 | |
| Michigan | 21.4¢ | $130 | |
| Minnesota | 16.4¢ | $100 | |
| Mississippi | 16.8¢ | $102 | |
| Missouri | 14.0¢ | $85 | |
| Montana | 13.9¢ | $85 | |
| Nebraska | 13.3¢ | $81 | |
| Nevada | 14.3¢ | $87 | |
| New Hampshire | 27.2¢ | $166 | |
| New Jersey | 23.5¢ | $143 | |
| New Mexico | 15.2¢ | $92 | |
| New York | 29.4¢ | $179 | |
| North Carolina | 16.3¢ | $99 | |
| North Dakotacheapest | 12.3¢ | $75 | |
| Ohio | 19.5¢ | $118 | |
| Oklahoma | 13.3¢ | $81 | |
| Oregon | 15.8¢ | $96 | |
| Pennsylvania | 21.5¢ | $131 | |
| Rhode Island | 28.3¢ | $172 | |
| South Carolina | 17.1¢ | $104 | |
| South Dakota | 14.5¢ | $88 | |
| Tennessee | 14.9¢ | $91 | |
| Texas | 17.0¢ | $103 | |
| Utah | 13.3¢ | $81 | |
| Vermont | 24.6¢ | $149 | |
| Virginia | 17.4¢ | $106 | |
| Washington | 14.4¢ | $87 | |
| West Virginia | 16.1¢ | $98 | |
| Wisconsin | 19.2¢ | $117 | |
| Wyoming | 14.7¢ | $89 |
Certified models closest in efficiency
| Model | kWh/yr | $/yr (US avg) |
|---|---|---|
| Amana NED5800H | 608 | $114 |
| Crosley CED7464G | 608 | $114 |
| Crosley CFDMHE8105AW | 608 | $114 |
| Crosley CFDMHE8105AX | 608 | $114 |
| Direct Supply 0-36CJ6 | 608 | $114 |
| Direct Supply 0-36CJ8 | 608 | $114 |
Run your own numbers
Your rate, your numbers
- Per day
- 31¢
- Per month
- $9.54
- Per year
- $114
608 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $114/yr
Prefilled with this model's certified 608 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 Speed Queen ADE6H***178T use?
- ENERGY STAR certifies the Speed Queen ADE6H***178T at 608 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 Speed Queen ADE6H***178T cost to run per month?
- About $9.54 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 31¢ a day, or $114 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
- Is the Speed Queen ADE6H***178T energy efficient?
- It uses 0% more electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
- What does the Speed Queen ADE6H***178T cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
- At current residential rates it costs about $75 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $283 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
- What does one load cost with the Speed Queen ADE6H***178T?
- Roughly 40¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.