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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

Whirlpool WHD862CH

The Whirlpool WHD862CH is certified at 460 kWh per year over the DOE test's 283 annual cycles, which comes to about $87 a year — call it 31¢ every time you run it. That's 24% less than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it comfortably in the efficient third of the field (87 of 318). Where you live moves the bill from $57 a year in North Dakota to $214 in Hawaii. It also meets ENERGY STAR's stricter “Most Efficient” criteria.

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

$87/yr

$23 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$129 · priciest
Per month
$7.22
Per day
24¢
Certified use
460 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Standard Ventless
Heat pump
Hybrid Heat Pump
Drum capacity
7.4 cu ft
CEF
5.2 lbs/kWh
Venting
Ventless
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the Whirlpool WHD862CH (▮) sits among all 318 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

Whirlpool WHD862CH: 460 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$80
Alaska27.4¢$126
Arizona15.5¢$71
Arkansas14.2¢$65
California35.3¢$162
Colorado16.5¢$76
Connecticut32.2¢$148
Delaware18.8¢$86
District of Columbia25.4¢$117
Florida15.4¢$71
Georgia15.4¢$71
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$214
Idaho12.7¢$58
Illinois20.5¢$94
Indiana17.9¢$82
Iowa13.9¢$64
Kansas15.8¢$73
Kentucky15.0¢$69
Louisiana14.4¢$66
Maine28.4¢$131
Maryland22.1¢$102
Massachusetts29.4¢$135
Michigan21.4¢$98
Minnesota16.4¢$75
Mississippi16.8¢$77
Missouri14.0¢$64
Montana13.9¢$64
Nebraska13.3¢$61
Nevada14.3¢$66
New Hampshire27.2¢$125
New Jersey23.5¢$108
New Mexico15.2¢$70
New York29.4¢$135
North Carolina16.3¢$75
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$57
Ohio19.5¢$90
Oklahoma13.3¢$61
Oregon15.8¢$73
Pennsylvania21.5¢$99
Rhode Island28.3¢$130
South Carolina17.1¢$78
South Dakota14.5¢$67
Tennessee14.9¢$69
Texas17.0¢$78
Utah13.3¢$61
Vermont24.6¢$113
Virginia17.4¢$80
Washington14.4¢$66
West Virginia16.1¢$74
Wisconsin19.2¢$88
Wyoming14.7¢$68

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 460 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
Whirlpool WHD560CHmost efficient460$87
Hisense DH5S452BB435$82
Hisense DH5S452BT435$82
Hisense DH5S452BW435$82
Premium Levella PHD450HW435$82
Premium Levella PHD456HS435$82

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
24¢
Per month
$7.22
Per year
$87

460 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $87/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 460 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 WHD862CH use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WHD862CH at 460 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 WHD862CH cost to run per month?
About $7.22 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 24¢ a day, or $87 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the Whirlpool WHD862CH energy efficient?
It uses 24% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models. It also meets ENERGY STAR's Most Efficient criteria.
What does the Whirlpool WHD862CH cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $57 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $214 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the Whirlpool WHD862CH?
Roughly 31¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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