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What electric clothes dryers cost to run each year

The median ENERGY STAR certified electric dryer uses 607 kWh a year on the standard federal test basis that ENERGY STAR reports. At the US average home electricity price that is $110 a year. The 353 certified models range from 122 to 687 kWh.

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    The starting kWh is the median for ENERGY STAR certified models in that category. Not certified? Use the kWh on the yellow EnergyGuide label.

    Yearly cost by type

    Median model of each type, at 18.04 cents per kWh. Number of certified models in brackets.

    Electric Compact Ventless 120V (10)$24
    Electric Standard Ventless (44)$49
    Electric Compact Ventless 240V (45)$51
    Electric Standard Vented (249)$110

    The 25 lowest energy models

    BoschWQB245AXUCElectric Compact Ventless 240V3.9122$22
    BoschWTW87NH1UCElectric Compact Ventless 240V4125$23
    SamsungDV25B69**H*Electric Compact Ventless 240V4125$23
    SamsungDV25FG50*0**Electric Compact Ventless 240V4125$23
    MieleTWB120 WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    LGWKHC152H*AElectric Compact Ventless 240V4.2133$24
    MieleTXF360WPElectric Compact Vented 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTXB360WPElectric Compact Vented 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTXR960WPElectric Compact Vented 120V4.1133$24
    LGDLHC1455*BElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.2133$24
    MieleTWF160 WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTWI180 WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    LGDLHC1455*Electric Compact Ventless 240V4.2133$24
    MieleTXR860WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTWI680WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTXI680WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTWD360WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTWD160WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    MieleTXD160WPElectric Compact Ventless 120V4.1133$24
    AskoT3HW.UElectric Compact Ventless 240V4.2142$26
    SamsungDV22N685*H*Electric Compact Ventless 240V4145$26
    SamsungDV22N680*H*Electric Compact Ventless 240V4145$26
    BekoHPD24412WElectric Compact Ventless 240V4.1149$27
    BlombergDHP24400WElectric Compact Ventless 240V4.1149$27
    BlombergDHP24412WElectric Compact Ventless 240V4.1149$27

    Small models use the least energy, so compare within the size you need. Use the search above to find any certified model.

    A typical electric dryer in each state

    North Dakota$75
    Nebraska$77
    Idaho$78
    Louisiana$79
    Utah$80
    Nevada$82
    Arkansas$82
    Tennessee$83
    Oklahoma$84
    Kentucky$85
    Montana$85
    Missouri$85
    Wyoming$85
    Iowa$86
    Washington$86
    South Dakota$87
    North Carolina$90
    Mississippi$90
    Kansas$92
    Georgia$92
    New Mexico$93
    Arizona$93
    Florida$94
    Oregon$94
    West Virginia$94
    South Carolina$96
    Texas$97
    Minnesota$99
    Alabama$100
    Colorado$101
    Virginia$101
    Indiana$103
    Delaware$109
    Ohio$112
    Wisconsin$114
    Illinois$115
    Pennsylvania$127
    Maryland$129
    Michigan$129
    New Jersey$144
    Vermont$145
    District of Columbia$149
    Alaska$164
    New Hampshire$164
    Connecticut$166
    New York$174
    Rhode Island$179
    Maine$180
    Massachusetts$184
    California$196
    Hawaii$269

    Sources

    1. ENERGY STAR Certified Residential Clothes Dryers, US EPA, ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026
    2. Form EIA-861M, monthly electric power sales and revenue by state (residential), US Energy Information Administration, checked 1 November 2026

    Model list as published by ENERGY STAR, checked 1 November 2026. Electricity prices are the average residential price for September 2025 to August 2026.