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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Summit SLD242W

The Summit SLD242W is certified at 283 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $52 a year — call it 18¢ every time you run it. That's 53% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (57 of 325). The same unit costs $37 a year in Nevada but $149 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Dimensions 33.5" H × 23.5" W × 25.5" D

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

$52/yr

$22 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$126 · priciest
Per month
$4.33
Per day
14¢
Certified use
283 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Compact Ventless 240V
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4.2 cu ft
CEF
3 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Summit SLD242W (▮) sits among all 325 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Summit SLD242W: 283 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$46
Alaska28.2¢$80
Arizona15.2¢$43
Arkansas14.1¢$40
California34.7¢$98
Colorado17.1¢$48
Connecticut24.3¢$69
Delaware19.3¢$55
District of Columbia24.4¢$69
Florida15.1¢$43
Georgia16.4¢$46
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$149
Idaho14.4¢$41
Illinois19.9¢$56
Indiana17.5¢$50
Iowa15.9¢$45
Kansas15.7¢$44
Kentucky14.3¢$40
Louisiana13.5¢$38
Maine29.6¢$84
Maryland21.8¢$62
Massachusetts29.6¢$84
Michigan23.0¢$65
Minnesota17.5¢$50
Mississippi14.9¢$42
Missouri16.2¢$46
Montana15.1¢$43
Nebraska13.3¢$37
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$37
New Hampshire27.0¢$76
New Jersey24.9¢$71
New Mexico15.1¢$43
New York29.5¢$83
North Carolina14.7¢$42
North Dakota14.1¢$40
Ohio19.2¢$54
Oklahoma14.3¢$41
Oregon16.3¢$46
Pennsylvania21.7¢$61
Rhode Island29.2¢$83
South Carolina15.6¢$44
South Dakota15.4¢$43
Tennessee14.1¢$40
Texas15.9¢$45
Utah13.4¢$38
Vermont24.4¢$69
Virginia17.2¢$49
Washington14.9¢$42
West Virginia15.4¢$44
Wisconsin19.6¢$55
Wyoming15.2¢$43

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 283 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Asko T208H.W.U283$52
BREDA BRDH927002283$52
BREDA LUDH92700283$52
Gorenje DNPAHPU283$52
Summit LBDHP244283$52
Summit LDHP24283$52

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
14¢
Per month
$4.33
Per year
$52

283 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $52/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 283 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 Summit SLD242W use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Summit SLD242W at 283 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 Summit SLD242W cost to run per month?
About $4.33 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 14¢ a day, or $52 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Summit SLD242W energy efficient?
It uses 53% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the Summit SLD242W cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $37 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $149 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Summit SLD242W?
Roughly 18¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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