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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Whirlpool WED9290FC

The Whirlpool WED9290FC is certified at 531 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $100 a year — call it 35¢ every time you run it. That's 13% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (89 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $66 a year in North Dakota to $248 in Hawaii.

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

$100/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$8.33
Per day
27¢
Certified use
531 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Hybrid Heat Pump
Drum capacity
7.4 cu ft
CEF
4.5 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Whirlpool WED9290FC (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Whirlpool WED9290FC: 531 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$92
Alaska27.4¢$145
Arizona15.5¢$82
Arkansas14.2¢$75
California35.3¢$187
Colorado16.5¢$88
Connecticut32.2¢$171
Delaware18.8¢$100
District of Columbia25.4¢$135
Florida15.4¢$82
Georgia15.4¢$82
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$248
Idaho12.7¢$67
Illinois20.5¢$109
Indiana17.9¢$95
Iowa13.9¢$74
Kansas15.8¢$84
Kentucky15.0¢$80
Louisiana14.4¢$77
Maine28.4¢$151
Maryland22.1¢$117
Massachusetts29.4¢$156
Michigan21.4¢$114
Minnesota16.4¢$87
Mississippi16.8¢$89
Missouri14.0¢$74
Montana13.9¢$74
Nebraska13.3¢$71
Nevada14.3¢$76
New Hampshire27.2¢$145
New Jersey23.5¢$125
New Mexico15.2¢$80
New York29.4¢$156
North Carolina16.3¢$86
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$66
Ohio19.5¢$103
Oklahoma13.3¢$71
Oregon15.8¢$84
Pennsylvania21.5¢$114
Rhode Island28.3¢$150
South Carolina17.1¢$91
South Dakota14.5¢$77
Tennessee14.9¢$79
Texas17.0¢$90
Utah13.3¢$71
Vermont24.6¢$130
Virginia17.4¢$92
Washington14.4¢$76
West Virginia16.1¢$85
Wisconsin19.2¢$102
Wyoming14.7¢$78

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 531 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Whirlpool WED7990FW531$100
Whirlpool WED9290FW531$100
Whirlpool WED99HED*+531$100
LG DLHX4372556$105
Whirlpool WHD560CHmost efficient460$87
Whirlpool WHD862CHmost efficient460$87

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
27¢
Per month
$8.33
Per year
$100

531 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $100/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 531 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 Whirlpool WED9290FC use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WED9290FC at 531 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 Whirlpool WED9290FC cost to run per month?
About $8.33 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 27¢ a day, or $100 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Whirlpool WED9290FC energy efficient?
It uses 13% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the Whirlpool WED9290FC cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $66 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $248 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WED9290FC?
Roughly 35¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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