Model
Amana NGD5800H**
Rank #540 means 539 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 14th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 14% of those models.
What does the Amana NGD5800H** cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Amana NGD5800H**'s $128/yr running cost ranks it #540, in the pricier fifth of the class. Size-adjusted, this model ranks near the bottom of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 14% of clothes dryer models we track. At a CEF of 3.48, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DVG50R85*** at $128/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GTD84GC*N*** at $128/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Amana NGD5800H**'s $128/yr adds up to roughly $1664 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge GTD68GBMRWS, Ge GTD65GB*K***, Ge GTD65GBMR***, Ge GTD75GCML***, Ge GTD84GC*N***, Ge Profile PTD60GB*R***, Ge Profile PTD70GB*T***, Ge Profile PTD80GB*T***, Kenmore 7165*20*, Maytag MGD5630M**, Maytag MGD6630M**, Maytag MGD7020R**, Maytag MGD7230H**, Midea MLTG45N5CCG, Midea MLTG45N5CWW, Midea MLTG45N6CWW, Midea MLTG54N5CCG, Midea MLTG54N5CWW, Midea MLTG54S7ACG, Midea MLTG45N5CWWC, Midea MLTG54N5CWWC, Samsung DVG54R72***, Samsung DVG54R76***, Samsung DVG55A73***, Samsung DVG55A77***, Samsung DVG54CG755**, Samsung DVG55CG75***, Whirlpool WGD4720R**, Whirlpool WGD5220R**, Whirlpool WGD5605M**, Whirlpool WGD560LH**, Whirlpool WGD5620H**, Whirlpool WGD5720R**, Whirlpool WGD6605M**, Whirlpool WGD6620H**, Whirlpool WGD6720R**, Whirlpool WGD7120H**, Whirlpool WGD8127L**, Whirlpool WGD8620H**, Whirlpool WGD9620H**, Whirlpool WGF5727T**, Whirlpool WGD5220LR**.
By the numbers
The Amana NGD5800H** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $128/yr, here is what the Amana NGD5800H** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Amana NGD5800H** costs about $1280. That is roughly $150 more than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Amana NGD5800H** compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $128/yr, it runs about $15 a year above the class median of $113, and it is about $105 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.4 cu ft, the Amana NGD5800H** is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Beyond size, its CEF of 3.48, below the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Amana NGD5800H** cheap to run?
Its $128/yr running cost, rank #540 of 615, is above what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Amana NGD5800H** cost per month?
About $10.63 a month, which is the $128 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 687 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $128 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Amana NGD5800H** for its size?
14th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 539 | Samsung DVG50R85***7.5 cu ft | $128 |
| 538 | Samsung DVG54R72***7.4 cu ft | $128 |
| 537 | Samsung DVG54R76***7.4 cu ft | $128 |
| 536 | Samsung DVG45R63***7.5 cu ft | $128 |
| 535 | Ge GUD27GE*N***6 cu ft | $128 |
Source
ES_22856_NGD5800H**_07022019213222_3142480View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Amana and NGD5800H** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.