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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Whirlpool WHD3090G

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the Whirlpool WHD3090G uses 229 kWh — about $43 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 15¢ per load. That's 62% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (33 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $28 a year in North Dakota to $107 in Hawaii.

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

$43/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$3.59
Per day
12¢
Certified use
229 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Compact Ventless 240V
Heat pump
Heat Pump
Drum capacity
4.3 cu ft
CEF
3.71 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Whirlpool WHD3090G (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Whirlpool WHD3090G: 229 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$40
Alaska27.4¢$63
Arizona15.5¢$35
Arkansas14.2¢$32
California35.3¢$81
Colorado16.5¢$38
Connecticut32.2¢$74
Delaware18.8¢$43
District of Columbia25.4¢$58
Florida15.4¢$35
Georgia15.4¢$35
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$107
Idaho12.7¢$29
Illinois20.5¢$47
Indiana17.9¢$41
Iowa13.9¢$32
Kansas15.8¢$36
Kentucky15.0¢$34
Louisiana14.4¢$33
Maine28.4¢$65
Maryland22.1¢$51
Massachusetts29.4¢$67
Michigan21.4¢$49
Minnesota16.4¢$38
Mississippi16.8¢$38
Missouri14.0¢$32
Montana13.9¢$32
Nebraska13.3¢$30
Nevada14.3¢$33
New Hampshire27.2¢$62
New Jersey23.5¢$54
New Mexico15.2¢$35
New York29.4¢$67
North Carolina16.3¢$37
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$28
Ohio19.5¢$45
Oklahoma13.3¢$30
Oregon15.8¢$36
Pennsylvania21.5¢$49
Rhode Island28.3¢$65
South Carolina17.1¢$39
South Dakota14.5¢$33
Tennessee14.9¢$34
Texas17.0¢$39
Utah13.3¢$30
Vermont24.6¢$56
Virginia17.4¢$40
Washington14.4¢$33
West Virginia16.1¢$37
Wisconsin19.2¢$44
Wyoming14.7¢$34

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 229 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Whirlpool WHD5090G229$43
Smeg DH24UWH228$43
Midea MLE27N5AWWC236$44
Beko HPD24414Wmost efficient217$41
Beko HPD24414W3most efficient217$41
Blomberg DHP24404Wmost efficient217$41

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
12¢
Per month
$3.59
Per year
$43

229 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $43/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 229 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 WHD3090G use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WHD3090G at 229 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 WHD3090G cost to run per month?
About $3.59 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 12¢ a day, or $43 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Whirlpool WHD3090G 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 Whirlpool WHD3090G cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $28 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $107 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WHD3090G?
Roughly 15¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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