Model
Avanti FLD40V0W
Rank #79 means 78 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 72nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 72% of those models.
What does the Avanti FLD40V0W cost to run per year?
The Avanti FLD40V0W holds rank #79 of 615 on running cost, at about $59 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 72% of clothes dryer models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. The CEF figure of 2.68 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Whirlpool WCD3090J** at $59/yr runs a little cheaper and the Finlux DR4400WSB at $59/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 Avanti FLD40V0W's $59/yr adds up to roughly $767 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aeg DC240.
By the numbers
The Avanti FLD40V0W 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 $59/yr, here is what the Avanti FLD40V0W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Avanti FLD40V0W costs about $590. That is roughly $540 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Avanti FLD40V0W compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $59/yr, it runs about $54 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $36 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4 cu ft, the Avanti FLD40V0W 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. The CEF of 2.68 on this model, below the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- 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 Avanti FLD40V0W cheap to run?
Yes. Its $59/yr running cost puts it at rank #79 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Avanti FLD40V0W cost per month?
About $4.9 a month, which is the $59 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: 317 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $59 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Avanti FLD40V0W for its size?
72nd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Whirlpool WCD3090J**4.3 cu ft | $59 |
| 68 | Whirlpool WCD5090J**4.3 cu ft | $59 |
| 67 | Fisher&Paykel DE4024P24.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 66 | Bosch WTG86403UC4 cu ft | $59 |
| 65 | Electrolux ELFE4222***4 cu ft | $59 |
Source
ES_92257_FLD40V0W_022520221436163_8591520View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Avanti and FLD40V0W 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.